"we can't get to equalizing the playing field if the resources are not being used where they are supposed to."
"I will add that as we rolled out the American Rescue Plan, we required States to provide transparent reports on how they were going to use the money."
"this budget proposes strategies to get there."
"I think our students deserve it and we need to make it happen."
"We need to open five days a week."
"There is no replacement for in-person learning."
"I want to make sure we get it done."
"I think that we are moving to a government that invests in workers and puts workers and their families ahead of corporate profits in this country."
"Poverty is unacceptable, and we have the capacity to abolish it."
"transgender students deserve every opportunity to participate in all school activities."
"So, yes, this is a high priority for me to make sure that all students have a fair shake."
"You are absolutely right. When we talk about the inequities that were exacerbated by this pandemic, women have had a harder time recovering from this."