“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.org
“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.org
“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.org
“Now investors have the advantage. Instead of venture capitalists begging to be allowed to invest, entrepreneurs are coming to them begging for cash. Investors are exerting their newfound power by asking more questions about a start-up’s prospects and taking more time to invest.”— Katie Benner, nytimes.com
“The biggest elephant in the room is Uber, valued at $62.5 billion. The company claims it is profitable by some measures in North America, but it is spending huge amounts of money to capture markets in China and elsewhere.If the world’s most valuable startup must curtail its ambitions, it would send…”— Christopher Mims, wsj.com