Arne Duncan

This is not left versus right, R versus D. This is a threat to dismantle public education and higher education in our country. And we should all be very, very scared of what could happen here.

You can never say what Trump won't do. I hope he's telling the truth, that they won't touch those funds, but you honestly never know with him.

Trump is good at one thing, it's chaos.

You can lie to parents about a lot of things, but if you start taking away opportunities from their children, you better watch out.

The goal is not to reopen schools, the goal is to keep schools open. Do it slowly, gradually, thoughtfully, carefully.

We should not be in this situation. No teacher, no child, no parent deserves this. The truth is the vast majority of kids around the country cannot go to physical school because it is not safe to do so.

The absence of leadership at the federal level has had a devastating impact on kids' education in the spring, and now going into the fall and that hasn't changed.

The Federal government has to step up now and do that.

President Trump has lost all credibility on this issue of fighting the virus a long, long time ago.

What the White House needs to do is invest in public education, at this time, a critical need.

The goal here is not to reopen schools, the goal is to stay open.