The subcommittee will come to order. Good morning. Good to see this morning. Welcome to the subcommittee. This is our second Budget Hearing of the year. , we are goingknow to examine the department of education budget request for fiscal year 2021. As i was reviewing the budget materials, this much was clear to me. To privatizeng Public Education. I believe it is the wrong direction for our students and for our country. We need to be moving towards earlying policies like childhood education, that we know helps students succeed. We see this in other countries around the globe. They are not shrinking public support but are expanding it. I will get more into the consequences that you are proposing, but i want to start by examining your privatization philosophy. The false premise on which it is built and the research. , theary to your claim Public Education system, which 90 of our children attend, has witnessed significant progress for all groups of students. Scores haveematics improved for
Of it is your fourth hearing yours with us. Today, as you know, we are going to examine the department of education budget request for fiscal year 2021. As i was reviewing the budget materials, this much was clear to me. You are seeking to privatize Public Education. I believe it is the wrong direction for our students and for our country. We need to be moving towards expanding policies like Early Childhood education, that we know helps students succeed. We see this in other countries around the globe. They are not shrinking public support but are expanding it. I will get more into the consequences that you are proposing, but i want to start by examining your privatization philosophy. The false premise on which it is built and the research. And the research that it ignores. Contrary to your claim, the Public Education system, which 90 of our children attend, has witnessed significant progress for all groups of students. Average mathematics scores have improved for fourthgraders by 14 .
The subcommittee will come to order. Good morning. Good to the subcommittee will come to order. Good morning, secretary devos. Good to see you. Welcome to the subcommittee. This is our second Budget Hearing of the year. It is your fourth hearing with we are going to review the budget request for fiscal year 2021. Materials, this much was clear to me. To privatizeng Public Education. I believe it is the wrong direction for our students and for our country. We need to be moving towards earlying policies like childhood education, that we know helps students succeed. We see this in other countries around the globe. They are not shrinking public support but are expanding it. I will get more into the consequences that you are proposing, but i want to start by examining your privatization philosophy. The false premise on which it is built and the research. , theary to your claim Public Education system, which 90 of our children attend, has witnessed significant progress for all groups of stud
Have to start with this new book entitle he the empower evidence university. What exactly is the empowered university . Guest thanks delight he to be here with you. The notification is this, that our universities should be empowered to look in the mirror and be honest with self, and wite as a way of talking about leadership and talking about our society that institutions that are healthy and that are secure should be willing to recognize whatever is going well, to acknowledge that, of course, but also to be willing to say, but we have a way to go, and so its empowered to be honest with self, and the subtitle which is shared leadership, culture change and academic success start width the notion its not but the one person, not just the University President. Its about all of us working together with the vision offed of indicating students and thats the notion of empowerment. Host i found the subtitle interesting, too because if you even look at the cover of the book you dont have one list
To Committee Rule 7c, Opening Statements are limited to chair and Ranking Members. This allows us to hear from witnesses sooner and provides all members time to ask questions. Id like to thank secretary betsy devos and thank her to hold enough time to allow all of the members present and have five minutes of questions pursuant to house rules. I am especially thankful pause in this chair i am exercising my prerogative to go last in the question order. So if she were to leave early, i wouldnt get to answer questions. I thank you for agreeing to stay with us the full time. I recognize the opening statement. We are here to examine the department of educations implementation of the baar defense rule. I want to thank you, madam secretary, to discuss this important issue. The bar defense rule is grounded in basic fairness. Students face severe financial and emotional consequences and it is, therefore, cruel and counterproductive for the federal government to compound their misfortune by colle