I expect there will be more schools of any kind that haven't even been invented yet.

Social justice and economics are both issues to me.

We knew we had the resources to send our kids to whatever school was best for them.

We expect to foster a conservative governing philosophy consisting of limited government and respect for traditional American virtues.

There are not enough philanthropic dollars in America to fund what is currently the need in education.

Discrimination in any form is wrong. I don't support discrimination in any form.

Let me say, I fully embrace equality, and I believe in the innate value of every single human being and that all students, no matter their age, should be able to attend a school and feel safe and be free of discrimination.

When we had segregated schools and when we had a time when, you know, girls weren't allowed to have the same kind of sports teams - I mean, there have been important inflection points for the federal government to get involved in some of the areas around protecting students and ensuring safe environments for them - there is a role to play.

That's where my heart has been for three decades is to really empower and allow all families the same kind of opportunities I've had for my kids.

It is not fair to think that when students transit through a K-12 system that is not preparing them for beyond, that somehow we are going to wave a magic wand and things are going to be perfect for them at the higher-ed level.

Every child deserves to attend school in a safe, supportive environment where they can learn, thrive, and grow.

Opening a complaint for investigation in no way implies that the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) has made a determination about the merits of the complaint.

I greatly appreciate being asked to be part of President-elect Trump's team and I will continue to enthusiastically support him and his agenda for American renewal.

Dick and I became increasingly committed to helping other parents - parents from low-income families in particular.

I don't think Donald Trump represents the Republican Party... I think more and more people are going to realize that they really don't trust him.

I do support high standards, strong accountability, and local control.

When governors such as John Engler, Mike Huckabee, and Mike Pence were driving the conversation on voluntary high standards driven by local voices, it all made sense.

My family is the largest single contributor of soft money to the national Republican Party.

If the question is around gun violence and the results of that, please know that my heart bleeds and is broken for those families that have lost any individual due to gun violence.

Teachers deserve more respect than many give them, and more opportunities than the system affords them today.

It shouldn't matter what type of school a student attends, so long as the school is the right fit for that student.

Our nation's commitment is to provide a quality education to every child to serve the public common good. Accordingly, we must shift the paradigm to think of education funding as investments made in individual children, not in institutions or buildings.

As a kid, I grew up middle class, but my father was a great innovator with an entrepreneurial spirit, and it wasn't long before my family became part of the infamous 1%.

Government tends to believe in top-down solutions, and government fears of bottom-up solutions.

Government tends to stifle innovation, and it abhors improvisation. Any good military strategist will tell you that a battle plan rarely survives past the first engagement. After that, you have to improvise to survive and to win.

Government likes committees... a lot. Committees kill all the really good ideas and generally all the really bad ideas. They produce middle-ground mush.

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.

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.

Every child in America deserves to be in a safe environment that is free from discrimination.

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.

Teaching is hard. It takes a lot of skill. Not everyone who tries can do it well. We need to admit that and act accordingly. We should reward and respect great teachers by paying them more, and we should stop rewarding seniority over effectiveness.

If you don't live in an area with good public schools, you can move to a different place if you have the financial means to do so.

The older generations are too wedded to political parties, too wedded to romantic memories of what education was like when they were kids, and too wedded to the status quo group that clings to power.

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.

At my direction, the Department's Office for Civil Rights remains committed to investigating all claims of discrimination, bullying, and harassment against those who are most vulnerable in our schools.

I consider protecting all students, including LGBTQ students, not only a key priority for the Department, but for every school in America.

The media has had its fun with me.

My job isn't to win popularity contests.

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.

We, as a society, will benefit from the interest young people show beginning at first, second, and third grades. As a result, there's great promise in the future.

The vast majority of students in this country will continue to attend public schools.

If confirmed, I will be a strong advocate for great public schools.

I'm proud to stand beside you as a partner and support Special Olympics - an important program that promotes leadership and empowers students to be agents of change.

It is necessary and critical for states to have flexibility to determine how to identify and improve schools.

Let's choose to hear one another out.

The natural instinct is to join in the chorus of conflict, to make your voice louder, your point bigger, and your position stronger. But we will not solve the significant and real problems our country faces if we cannot bring ourselves to embrace a mindset of grace.

We must first listen, then speak - with humility - to genuinely hear the perspectives of those with whom we don't immediately or instinctively agree.

Education broadens our horizons and enables us to confront realities we'd never before anticipated.

As we know, lots of people working together to solve problems doesn't happen often enough, particularly here in Washington.

We should celebrate the fact that, unlike some countries in the world, the United States makes promises that we will never send any student away from our schools.