Administration Quote by Claudio Sanchez

President-elect [Donald] Trump has made a provocative choice for secretary of education. Betsy DeVos comes from a wealthy Michigan family. She is an advocate…

— Steve Inskeep

“For secretary of education there was Betsy DeVos, a fierce promoter of privatized schools and a wealthy lobbyist who raised ungodly amounts of money…

— Jared Yates Sexton

Under [Betsy DeVos] leadership, we can deliver a world-class education and school choice to all families.

— Donald Trump

My gut reaction [on Betsy DeVos] was, oh, my God. We are now back into the education wars.

— Randi Weingarten

[Sandy] Kress says [Betsy] DeVos's record on school choice in Michigan sealed the deal.

— Claudio Sanchez

Betsy DeVos is not the most informed person on education policy, but I have seen her present a few times, and she presents as…

— David Brooks

The good news is everybody believes in education, Republican or Democrat, we want great schools.

— Davis Guggenheim

I want to make sure America has got the best education system in the world. And we're retaining our workers for the jobs of…

— Barack Obama

“Education is the most powerful weapon we can use to change the world”

— Nelson Mandela

“And whether or not the educators who are trying to raise up America's students can actually set and meet higher academic standards, our cultural…

— Tony Danza

Americans want students to get the best education possible. We want schools to prepare children to become good citizens and members of a prosperous…

— Bill Gates

[Betsy DeVos] does care about charter schools, which are public schools. She does care about choice, which is a perfectly legitimate thing to care…

— David Brooks