Becomes Quote by Jamaal Bowman

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

I do look upon the secretary of education's primary responsibility as the quality of education that - and improving the education that every child…

— Mark Shields

As secretary of education, a parent, and a former teacher and principal, I've seen that no matter a parent's political leaning, their top priority…

— Miguel Cardona

As our children fall further behind, we need an Education Secretary who is on the side of students and parents, not teachers' unions.

— Bill Hagerty

[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

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

If you're going to have a public subsidy to education, vouchers are clearly a better way of delivering it. They should result in some…

— Peter Brimelow

I think charter schools, choice, and frankly school standards need a champion.

— David Brooks

The secretary of education does not work for the education establishment. The secretary works for the American people.

— William Bennett

“If we continue on the present course, with big foundations and the federal government investing heavily in opening more charter schools, the result is…

— Diane Ravitch

“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

Charter schools are public schools. They're paid for publicly and they're part of the public system. They just have a more independent structure.

— David Brooks