Betsy DeVos
The Public Record
American politician and philanthropist (born 1958)
Student success should be measured by the outcomes--by what they achieve. It should not be measured by the number of inputs.
I won't miss an opportunity to point out that past Federal education reform efforts have not worked as hoped.
Ultimately, this Budget sharpens and hones the focus of our mission: serving students by meeting their needs.
This budget is about students. It is easy to get lost in the numbers and forget about the faces of students whom we have all pledged to serve.
I absolutely support public education and encourage public education in all traditional public schools and charter schools.
It is clear that there are tens of thousands of opportunities for students in high-paying jobs in computer science.
I agree with you that parents should have information and should have the fullest amount of information when making a decision for their child with a disability.
Congresswoman DeLauro, I believe we have a crisis of violence in our country, yes.
Any school that accepts Federal funds will follow Federal laws, period, without discrimination.
I do find that strange. And in fact, in the last administration, there was $7 billion invested specifically into schools that were failing or deemed failing to improve them, and there was absolutely zero outcome from that investment.