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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 l ....
The discussion on how to discuss discrimination the classroom the importance of diversity, equity and inclusion in the classroom. We hear from assistant education secretary for civil rights, catholic the center for American Progress. I am delighted to be in conversation with the assistant secretary and welcome. Thank you. Tell us what this does. Is the justice and thank you all. The mission is equal access to equal opportunity for our prayers no shortage of needs in school created by congress for an Civil Rights Act was passed to enforce that promise that no person shall experience race and accommodation includingna school and congress and six, termination, big topics and we have 12 offices and 600 staff dedicated to enforcing these laws and are charges to investigate whatever and information it was violated. [laughter] we take seriously the need to fulfill that promise ....