Mike Bloomberg may be a Republican these days. But he has been a Democrat for most of his adult life.
Randi WeingartenHalf of all kids in public education are below the poverty line. Two-thirds of the achievement gap comes from factors outside of school. Teachers influence about seven to ten percent of what happens in kids' lives. When you think about those statistics, you have to think about how to re-envision education so it's holistic and so we share responsibility.
Randi WeingartenMy gut reaction [on Betsy DeVos] was, oh, my God. We are now back into the education wars.
Randi Weingarten