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“I support accountability.”
“We won't accomplish our goals by creating a new federal bureaucracy or by bribing states with their own taxpayers' money.”
“At what point do we accept the fact that throwing money at the problem isn't the solution?”
“If you can't get cell phone service in your living room, then your particular provider is failing you. You should have the option to find a network that does work.”
“If confirmed, I will be a strong advocate for great public schools.”
“You have to have teachers who are empowered to facilitate great teaching.”
“Above all, I believe every child, no matter their ZIP code or their parents' jobs, deserves access to a quality education.”
“Too many children today are trapped in schools that don't work for them.”
“If we can manage to break free, to open the system and embrace all choices for education, we will be the first to give politicians awards to hang on their office walls.”
“Parents no longer believe that a one-size-fits-all model of learning meets the needs of every child. And they know other options exist, whether magnet, virtual, charter, home, faith-based, or any other combination.”
“President-elect Trump and I know it won't be Washington, D.C., that unlocks our nation's potential, nor a bigger bureaucracy, tougher mandates, or a federal agency. The answer is local control and listening to parents, students, and teachers.”
“Just as the traditional taxi system revolted against ride sharing, so too does the education establishment feel threatened by the rise of school choice.”
“The bottom line is we believe that parents are the best equipped to make choices for their children's schooling and education decisions.”
“If a parent chooses to go to a school that is not a public school, then that is a decision made and a contract made with that provider.”
“As we know, lots of people working together to solve problems doesn't happen often enough, particularly here in Washington.”
“I do support high standards, strong accountability, and local control.”
“I will not be deterred from my mission of helping kids in this country.”
“It shouldn't matter what type of school a student attends, so long as the school is the right fit for that student.”
“Education broadens our horizons and enables us to confront realities we'd never before anticipated.”
“The president has made good on a promise to ensure that the American people are not subject to overreach... and fulfilled a commitment to keep America first and focus on American jobs.”