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I think the advice, regardless of gender, is always be open to conversations with people who do things differently than you do. If you're starting to work in tech, talk to the artists, talk to the lawyers, talk to the people who are interested in other things.
Beth Simone Noveck
Work
You
People
Gender
Advice
Think
Other
Lawyers
Open
Talk
Always
Than
Artists
Regardless
Conversations
Interested
Who
Tech
Differently
Things
Starting
They say that if you voted for Donald Trump, you're a threat to the university community. But the real threat is silencing the First Amendment rights of people with whom you disagree.
Betsy DeVos
You
Rights
People
Disagree
First
Community
Say
Silencing
Threat
First Amendment
First Amendment Rights
Voted
Real
Trump
Amendment
Amendment Rights
Donald
Donald Trump
Whom
They Say
University
Assault in any form is never OK, and I want to be very clear on that.
Betsy DeVos
OK
Never
Clear
Very
Any
Want
Form
Assault
I expect there will be more private schools.
Betsy DeVos
Will
More
Schools
Private
Private Schools
Expect
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.
Betsy DeVos
Leadership
You
Change
Important
Partner
Beside
Students
Support
Empowers
Proud
Agents
Stand
Special
Program
Olympics
I look forward to talking about how we can work together to improve educational opportunities and outcomes for all students while also refocusing the federal role in education.
Betsy DeVos
Work
Education
Together
Opportunities
Outcomes
About
Federal
Students
Look
Also
Talking
How
Educational
Educational Opportunities
Role
Improve
While
Work Together
Forward
The bigger goal of giving all parents more choices is one that will have to be discussed and undoubtedly roundly debated, but we are going to have to continue to build the case. The momentum is there on the state level in many states. That's where the energy needs to be harnessed in a new way.
Betsy DeVos
Needs
Will
Parents
Giving
Build
Energy
State
State Level
Way
States
Case
More
New
Continue
Goal
Debated
Undoubtedly
Discussed
New Way
Going
Where
Bigger
Energy Needs
Choices
Many
Momentum
Level
The bottom line is we believe that parents are the best equipped to make choices for their children's schooling and education decisions.
Betsy DeVos
Education
Best
Parents
Believe
Bottom
Bottom Line
Schooling
Make
Equipped
Line
Children
Decisions
Choices
All schools that receive public funding should be accountable, yes.
Betsy DeVos
Schools
Yes
Accountable
Public
Should
Receive
Funding
I can assure you I have never made decisions on my mother's behalf on her foundation's board.
Betsy DeVos
You
Mother
Made
Assure
Never
Behalf
Board
Decisions
Foundation
Her
I expect there will be more public charter schools.
Betsy DeVos
Will
More
Charter
Charter Schools
Schools
Expect
Public
I expect there will be more virtual schools.
Betsy DeVos
Will
Virtual
More
Schools
Expect
Social justice and economics are both issues to me.
Betsy DeVos
Me
Justice
Economics
Both
Issues
Social
Social Justice
We knew we had the resources to send our kids to whatever school was best for them.
Betsy DeVos
Best
School
Whatever
Our
Resources
Kids
Had
Knew
Send
Them
Discrimination in any form is wrong. I don't support discrimination in any form.
Betsy DeVos
Wrong
Support
Discrimination
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.
Betsy DeVos
Me
Age
Equality
Human Being
School
Matter
Value
Free
Single
Believe
Every
Say
Embrace
Able
Students
Attend
Feel
Safe
Discrimination
Human
Being
Should
Fully
Innate
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.
Betsy DeVos
Heart
Opportunities
Three
Kids
Has-Been
Kind
Allow
Had
Empower
Been
Families
Decades
Same
Where
Really
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.
Betsy DeVos
Will
Enthusiastically
Part
Support
Him
Renewal
Continue
His
Trump
Greatly
American
Being
Agenda
Asked
Team
Appreciate
Dick and I became increasingly committed to helping other parents - parents from low-income families in particular.
Betsy DeVos
Parents
Other
Increasingly
Particular
Became
Families
Committed
Low-Income
Helping
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.
Betsy DeVos
Conversation
Made
Sense
Local
High
John
High Standards
Voices
Driven
Driving
Voluntary
Were
Governors
Mike
Standards
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.
Betsy DeVos
Broken
Heart
Gun
Lost
Please
Those
Results
Individual
Bleeds
Know
Around
Due
Question
Families
Any
Violence
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.
Betsy DeVos
Education
Walls
Will
Free
First
Politicians
System
Embrace
Be The First
Give
Open
Office
Manage
Hang
Break
Choices
Awards
If confirmed, I will be a strong advocate for great public schools.
Betsy DeVos
Great
Strong
Will
Public Schools
Schools
Advocate
Confirmed
Public
Let's choose to hear one another out.
Betsy DeVos
Out
Another
Hear
Choose
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.
Betsy DeVos
Natural
Conflict
Grace
Problems
Will
Stronger
Country
Our
Mindset
We Cannot
Ourselves
Significant
Solve
Embrace
Faces
Voice
Join
Point
Instinct
Make
Real
Louder
Real Problems
Bigger
Cannot
Your
Chorus
Bring
Position
We must first listen, then speak - with humility - to genuinely hear the perspectives of those with whom we don't immediately or instinctively agree.
Betsy DeVos
Speak
First
Humility
Immediately
Those
Must
Instinctively
Genuinely
Hear
Listen
Then
Perspectives
Agree
Whom
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