Call now and get your free Infokit Steve well almost midway, Steve well almost midway through the school year and research shows how much remote learning is not helping students. Eighty three percent surge in Fs Failing grades from this time last year, similar research from California also found students were failing more frequently as a result of looking at a computer screen rather than an actual person in person. Here, with the discussion secretary of Education of the United States of America, Betsy Devos, Madame Secretary Good Morning to you Secretary Good Morning, Steve Steve. This is a no brainer. Kids do better when youre in the room, with an actual teacher and as we have heard from Dr Fauci and other people, its actually safer in a school room than it is a lot of peoples, houses and they should probably be in the school secretary. Well, thats, absolutely right, Steve

and weve been saying for months that kids need to be back in school in person, and the data continues to support that in every way. All of the professionals- medical professionals have pointed to this fact, and yet too many kids today are having to learn remotely and its not working for too many of them Steve yeah, and it was about coming up. Two weeks ago, mayor De Blasio told New York City schools. They were going to be remote learning until he just reversed himself until this upcoming Monday. That was not the case with New York, citys, private schools and the catholic schools, which held fast. They felt we could do this safely, and so we will keep kids in school. I know during your entire tenure youve been talking about school choice, and this is one of the instances where that was really important. Secretary Well Steve. We are seeing more today than ever before that families need to be empowered with making choices

that are right for their kids, families whose children are learning remotely or in fact, in too many cases, not learning remotely and dont have the resources to do something. Different thats got to change and policies at the state level. Policies at the federal level have to support families, making those choices. Now, more than ever its clear, this needs to happen, and those standing in the way need to get out of the way Steve we will see if they do it at the state level going forward after the pandemic. Itll be interesting. I know that you appeared at an event yesterday and you were talking a little bit about progressive politicians, including Elizabeth Warren. Senator from Massachusetts yesterday was talking about loan forgiveness, free college, and things like that, and you were pretty blunt. You said that kind of stuff is essentially a socialist takeover. Explain what youre talking about Secretary first of all theres, nothing free, we know somewhere, somebody has to pay for it and what is being suggested with fee college is essentially a government

takeover of higher education, and that will end up being a socialist system rationed the quality and choices going down and going away. American higher education is the envy of the world and has to continue to be open marketplace for innovation and creativity. We are seeing now more today than ever before, that has to grow and flourish and not be taken over by government and rationed in a way that is going to really stifle the future of too many young people, Steve yeah, but youve heard what this incoming administration and advisers had said about Free college and loan forgiveness theyre going to try to do something secretary well again, free sounds great, except that somebody somewhere is going to pay for it. When you think about the fact that two out of three Americans dont pursue a four year college, why would why should anybody be asked? Any of them be asked to

subsidize and pay for those who do choose it? The students that have faithfully paid student loans and have sought out value for their education have made decisions and choices. Based on that. Why would they be asked to also subsidize and pay for somebody else who didnt make those good judgments and choices? Steve all right lets see what.