Betsy DeVos: “To 'make America great again,' those closest to students must be empowered to make decisions about their education.”

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.

Some of the programs that have been recommended for scaling back or cutting are duplicative, some of them are ineffective, and some of them could better be supported by State, local, or philanthropic efforts.

In a school setting, a student has the right to be there and the right to learn.

Any school that accepts Federal funds will follow Federal laws, period, without discrimination.