Statement from Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos Following Listening Session with Historically Black College and University Leaders
Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos released the following statement after meeting with presidents and chancellors of Historically Black Colleges and Universities at the White House:
A key priority for this
administration is to help develop opportunities for communities that are often
the most underserved. Rather than focus solely on funding, we must be willing
to make the tangible, structural reforms that will allow students to reach
their full potential.
Historically Black Colleges
and Universities (HBCUs) have done this since their founding. They started from
the fact that there were too many students in America who did not have equal
access to education. They saw that the system wasn’t working, that there was an
absence of opportunity, so they took it upon themselves to provide the
solution.
HBCUs are real pioneers when
it comes to school choice. They are living proof that when more options
are provided to students, they are afforded greater access and greater quality.
Their success has shown that more options help students flourish.
Their counsel and guidance
will be crucial in addressing the current inequities we face in education. I
look forward to working with the White House to elevate the role of HBCUs in
this administration and to solve the problems we face in education today.
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