Barack Quote by Vanessa Grigoriadis

“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

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

— Randi Weingarten

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

[Betsy] DeVos's statement turned a well-known Trump slogan, and proclaimed, we will make American education great again. Proponents of school choice were ecstatic, including…

— Claudio Sanchez

Whoever becomes Education Secretary has to have a love and passion for public schools. Not charter schools, not vouchers, but public schools.

— Jamaal Bowman

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

— Donald Trump

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

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

The reason I love my job as education secretary is that it's all about the future. Everything I and my department do is about…

— Nicky Morgan

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

— William Bennett

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

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