"Because our children become our adults, and one thing we don't want is to have a whole bunch of uninformed adults that seize upon the Capitol of the United States again."
"New Jersey has the reputation of having one of best school systems in the country, but we also have the most segregated school system."
"And not to be celebrated one month a year every year, throughout their learning experience."
"I am glad to have a Secretary of Education who believes in the power of public education and is willing to support and protect our students in the public education system."
"I am very much aware of the fact that the experience of the African-American building of this country has been woefully inadequately dealt with in our public education system."
"we had enough of Betsy DeVos and her misguided policies for 4 years."
"I think that is an overused, outdated term. We can do just about anything other than the few biological things that only men can do."
"I am also a supporter of the TRIO program because getting to those first-generation, those underserved communities..."
"I am very much concerned about the fact that... those who were minority communities and those who were women still got left out."
"So do you believe that you can acquire equal and separate?"
"I also wanted to talk to you all about youth, suicide among African-American youth and other youth of color..."