The subcommittee will come to order. Good morning, secretary devos. Welcome this morning. Welcome to the subcommittee. This is our second budget hear ing of the year. Today as i was reviewing the budget materials, madam secretary, this much was clear to me. I believe and ive had this conversation before with you, i believe for our student and our country. Instead we need to expand things like childhood education that we know helps students to succeed. We see this in other countries around the globe. They are not shrinking public support but, in fact, are expanding it. Ill get more into the consequences of the cuts you are proposing. But i want to start by examining your privatization philosophy. The full premise on which it is built and the research that it ignores. Contrary to your claims, the nations Public Education system which 90 of our children attend has witnessed significant progress for all groups of students over the last 30 years. Average mathematic scores have improved for
Up next, texas senator ted cruz, education secretary betsy devos discussed the future of education and workforce development. We got about 20 minutes here to help a great conversation going about where we are. I indicated this morning some of the earlier comments that you are not able to get on but were at an important entry point for the United States which is the most successful economic democracy yet to have evolved on the planet is sitting with huge opportunity where the competition of the world is now risen beyond our heart is beating harder to do better and compete harder and we are at an educational moment where now we realize 330 Million People weve got this opportunity through the diversity of our population to become something that no one else has ever become before which is this highly educated, highly adaptive, highly creative population coming in from everywhere around the world and now can do things that are off the charts. We have an opportunity to facilitate the birthin
Where we are. I indicated this morning in the earlier comments you two werent able to hear them. But were at an important juncture point where the United States, which is the most successful economic democracy yet to have evolved on the planet is sitting with a huge opportunity where the competition of the world has now risen. It gets our blood flowing and our heart beating harder to do better and compete harder. Were at an educational moment where now we realize that with 330 million people, weve got this opportunity through the diversity of our population to really become something that no one else has ever become before, which is this highly educated, highly adaptive, highly creative population thats come in from everywhere around the world and can do things that are just off the charts. We have an opportunity to actually facilitate the birthing of a new economic trajectory for the United States. But just at the same time as that has happened, weve sort of run the full course with t
And also, bill hampton freds brother and freds sister. And [indiscernible] who was also in the apartment that night in the brook truce berkshires. She is here tonight also. [applause] i want to thank northwestern and bernadine for bringing together such a prestigious and accomplished panel. I feel like now, i can sit down and hear what they have to say. I am and all of the people who are here tonight and their accomplishments. Bernadine fork putting it together and for being one of the inspirations for wired with this book. It was bernadine mentioned that fred hampton spoke at Northwestern University law School Almost exactly 40 years ago to the day. The person who introduced him was a young law student by the name of [indiscernible] who is sitting in the front row. Butrently, i wasnt there he stammered through an introduction of fred. Fred. Red got when fred got up he chided him and said you better get it together. He also knew that he had helped him get out on appeal bond. As you kno
Thank you and welcome everyone. I am very honored to be here. I also want to recognize Fred Hamptons mother who was here tonight. [applause] and also, bill hampton freds brother and freds sister. And [indiscernible] who was also in the apartment that night in the brook truce and [indiscernible] who was also in the apartment that night in the brook truce berkshires. She is here tonight also. [applause] i want to thank northwestern and bernadine for bringing together such a prestigious and accomplished panel. I feel like now, i can sit down and hear what they have to say. I am and all of the people who are here tonight and their accomplishments. I want to thank bernadine for putting it together and for being one of the inspirations for wired with this book. It was bernadine mentioned that fred hampton spoke at Northwestern University law School Almost exactly 40 years ago to the day. The person who introduced him was a young law student by the name of [indiscernible] who is sitting in th