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The signs focusing on what a bad pick she would be for education. the focus, the pushback, the questioning of her at her confirmation hearing revealed a nominee who was not ready for prime time. >> were you unaware what i just asked you about the i.d.ea. that it was a federal law? >> i may have confused it. >> if confirmed will you insist upon that equal accountability in any, can 12 school or program that receives federal funding whether public, public charter or private? >> i support accountability. >> equal accountability for all schools that receive federal funding? >> i support accountabi...

>> should all schools that receive -- >> if schools -- >> -- taxpayer fund being required to meet the requirements of the individuals with disabilities in education? >> i think that's a matter best left to the states. >> so some states might be good to kids with disabilities and other states might not so good and then what? people can just move around the country if they don't like how their kids are being treated? >> i think that's an issue that's best left to the states. >> i want to go back to the individuals with disabilities in education act. that's a federal civil rights law so do you st...

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Pensions. senator, what was your impression of what this nominee does and doesn't know about this fairly significant landmark piece of civil rights education. >> chris, it's nice to be with you tonight. you know, education and access to quality education for all our kids is really the foundation of our democracy. in my family, that includes making sure that both of my children, including making sure both of my children had access to quality education and our now adult son ben happens to have very severe and pervasive physical disabilities. ben doesn't speak, he can't use his fingers to access ...

Children what i was trying to get at when i talked with ms. devos at the hearing was my concern about the fact that the voucher programs that she had supported made children with disabilities if they were to receive a voucher like kids without disabilities do it made those kids sign away their rights under the i.d.e.a. so i thought it was very important to get her perspective on why she thought that was okay and whether she would, as secretary of education, the country's top education officer charged with making sure that all of our kids have access to free, appropriate public education so tha...