There isn't really any Common Core any more. Each state is able to set the standards for their state. They may elect to adopt very high standards for their students to aspire to and to work toward. And that will be up to each state.

We've seen more and more people opt for homeschooling, including in urban areas.

Homeschooling represents another perfectly valid educational option.

Above all, I believe every child, no matter their ZIP code or their parents' jobs, deserves access to a quality education.

If you ask any of my kids today what their most important experience was in their education, they would say it was the travel and the ability to see and be in other cultures.

My faith motivates me to really try to work on behalf of and advocate for those who are least able to advocate for themselves.

Just as the traditional taxi system revolted against ride sharing, so too does the education establishment feel threatened by the rise of school choice.

At what point do we accept the fact that throwing money at the problem isn't the solution?

We can focus on differences that divide us, or we can choose to listen and learn from each other's experiences.

One of the hallmarks of higher education and of democracy is the ability to converse with people with whom we disagree.

I can now video chat with my grandkids from any corner of the world, listen to music, or order food and have it delivered to my front door.

It could be easy to get frustrated or discouraged when it comes to educating students with disabilities. But that's because there are too often artificial barriers and roadblocks that limit your ability to focus on meeting their individual needs.

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.

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

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

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

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.

Let's choose to hear one another out.

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

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

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

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 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.