A disaster for public education.

[stolnepounder]

http://badassteachers.blogspot.com/2016/11/press-release-badass-teachers_23.html

Betsy DeVos brings NO education experience, but she does bring a disturbing record of attempting to dismantle public education. She has used her family money and influence to push an agenda that will hand public tax dollars over to unaccountable for-profit corporations; she will promote vouchers schemes that have, according to research, no value in improving education, and she will funnel public money to church-sponsored schools. Students and families across the nation will pay for her lack of understanding that it is the responsibility of elected officials, and the public, to provide a quality public education for all children.
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"Great! A Republican mega-donor who never held a job in her life will be the next Education Secretary. She's a perfect choice for Trump's plan to bribe state government to increase charter and voucher schools with our tax dollars." - Steven Singer, Director BATs Research, and Blogging.
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"My teacher friends here in Michigan know that the choice of Betsy DeVos as the next Secretary of Education shows just how much we have to be concerned about in a Trump administration. Ms. DeVos is not just a charter cheerleader--her goal is to destroy our system of public education and turn a public good into a private profit center. Based on her track record in Michigan, we can expect an alarming lack of transparency and an unbecoming level of arrogance coming from a DeVos-run Department of Education. We must all be vigilant, and make a move from public school advocates to activists. It's that important." - Mitchell Robinson, associate professor and chair of music education - Michigan State University

[SHRED]

1. It's fugly

Shame on Hillary for rolling over and not challenging the vote. Gore redo.

Fuck I am pissed.

[madaboutharry]

2. We don't know what is going on behind the scenes.

Lawyers with Hillary's interests may very well be involved in ways that are not yet public.

[Cracklin Charlie]

3. There's a kind of hush.

[SammyWinstonJack]

4. We never know do we? Same as always.