Department Quote by Jay Leno

The Federal Department of Education should be eliminated. The Department of Education is unconstitutional and should not be involved in education, at any level.

— Sharron Angle

Texas Senator Ted Cruz said if elected president he would abolish the Department of Education. But not to worry. He promised to replace it…

— Conan O'Brien

Why do we need a federal Department of Education? Curriculum should be driven at the local level anyway.

— Todd Wilcox

As U.S. secretary of Education, I will ensure that my department, as directed by the president, creates a best practices clearinghouse that removes the…

— Miguel Cardona

If I was a state, I would like to see education left to the schools themselves, but I don't want the federal government involved…

— Gary Johnson

I do think that we'd do better if we just offered all the bureaucrats in the Department of Education very attractive early retirements. But…

— Seymour Papert

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

“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

Education needs to be our state's top priority.

— Cary Kennedy

Would [Betsy DeVos] be my first pick? No. Is she someone who has dedicated her life to education policy? Yes, actually, she has.

— David Brooks

When it comes to education, no solution, not even ones we like, should be dictated or run from Washington, D.C.

— Betsy DeVos

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

— William Bennett