Wilson and Phillip Bilden for navy secretary. In her first public speech as education secretary, betsy devos discussed magnet and Public School choice. This is 15 minutes. Welcome, secretary. Thank you, everyone. Im sorry that i wasnt able to get her earlier. I would have enjoyed getting a little flavor for your program, but thank you so much for inviting manae to be here with today. I want to begin by expressing my appreciation for all that you all do. Im going to share some thoughts about how i hope to support your important work, but first i felt a need to just comment on something that you may have seen on tv this past weekend. Last friday a handful of protesters tried to block my entrance into Jefferson Middle School here in d. C. While i eventually made it and i had a conductive conversation, many d. C. Leaders, teachers and the principal, the protesters behavior, i think, is a reflection on the way some seek to treat our Education System today by keeping kids in and new thinking