"Betty Peters isn't afraid of a fight. In the six years she's served on the Alabama State School Board, Peters has been an outspoken proponent of increased accountability and effectiveness in the public school system. Her efforts helped lead to sweeping reforms in the two-year college system and the indictment of former Chancellor Roy Johnson on criminal charges regarding his use of his office for personal gain." --"Courage Under Fire," -- by Jim Cook, Wiregrass Magazine, June 2009.
"When asked about what she would write as her own epitaph, she responded, "She was not a rubber stamp but one who honestly tried to do all she could to improve the quality of education in Alabama. "--by Sharman Ramsey, "District Two's Dynamo Representative on the State School Board," -- Dothan Magazine, July/Aug 2009.
"Betty Peters has done a very efficient job and she's not afraid to tackle tough issues --she has earned a return trip into this office." -- Opelika-Auburn News, 6/2/06.
"Betty Peters of Dothan and Stephanie Bell of Montgomery are the two feistiest members of the Alabama Board of Education....Peters and Bell alone are pursuing a course in the state's best interest ....Peters and Bell are anxious to get to the bottom of what appears to be an expensive raid on the state coffers." -- DOTHAN EAGLE, 5/28/06 (in reference to firing of Roy Johnson, former chancellor of 2 year colleges of AL.)