“I oppose vouchers. I was the first to oppose Betsy DeVos' nomination as Secretary [of Education], so I think there is a real wrong road to go down there, but I do think there are parents in Colorado who want public school choice as long as you hold charters to the same set of standards.”— Mike Johnston, cpr.orgTagged: Public Schools, Funding, Colorado, Vouchers, Betsy DeVos
“What we want to do is we want to provide choice in all the parts of the state where people don't have choice, which is what's driving up prices.”— Mike Johnston, cpr.orgTagged: Colorado, Healthcare, Choice
“I think if you look at coal miners on the Western Slope, or you look at truck drivers, or you look at bank tellers, all of these industries that stand to be automated or changed, or eliminated even potentially. We know we're going to have many, many Coloradans who are going to be in transition.”— Mike Johnston, cpr.orgTagged: Colorado, Western Slope, Coal Miners, Truck Drivers, Automation
“I think the single biggest problem facing the state is how are we going to make the necessary investments in our people in this state, which is around K-12 education and higher education, and in our infrastructure, which is around roads and bridges.”— Mike Johnston, cpr.orgTagged: Public Schools, Funding, Colorado, Infrastructure
“I think that all public schools should keep their doors open to all students, but schools that do that, should get funding and should get support.”— Mike Johnston, cpr.orgTagged: Public Schools, Funding, Colorado