In an October 19 speech at Michigan's Hillsdale College, U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos urged returning K-12 educational decisions to parents and families via school choice and other initiatives. 

"We want parents to have the freedom, the choices, and the funds to make the best decisions for their children," she said. "We must...reorder everything about education around what the family wants and what the family needs."

Besty DeVos has served as U.S. Education Secretary since early 2017.

The audio of her address has been abridged slightly for this podcast. The full text of her remarks (as prepared for delivery) is at https://www.ed.gov/news/speeches/prepared-remarks-secretary-devos-hillsdale-college

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