Many twitter, blog and news reaction to the Trump’s selection for Secretary of Education.
The soon to be published Winter News and Views will have more commentary on the impact of privatization using the “school choice” as a talking point to take away community voice and control of local schools.
Important read after Trump doubles down on 'choice' today w/ DeVos:
Top 10 Reasons School Choice is No Choice https://t.co/jLClCj6FVG
— Chris Cerrone (@ChrisCerrone15) November 23, 2016
Disaster for public schools and children: Betsy DeVos, Trump’s Education Pick, Has Steered Money From Public Schools https://t.co/wgsRt2RFA0
— Rachel Barnhart (@rachbarnhart) November 24, 2016
Wondering what Betsy DeVos will to do the nation's schools? Look at what she did to Detroit: https://t.co/1emqxJh6tJ pic.twitter.com/OVvdGixj7u
— Jeff Guo (@_jeffguo) November 23, 2016
Betsy DeVos is not only the sister of Blackwater's founder; she's married to the Amway heir. So she knows profiting off misery.
— The Rude Pundit (@rudepundit) November 24, 2016
Betsy DeVos, a huge advocate for school privatization, admitting her family buys influence with campaign donations pic.twitter.com/d8nqiT0qcK
— Lee Fang (@lhfang) November 23, 2016
Betsy DeVos as Education Secretary shows the logical end of corporate education reform: the rich privatize public schools for own profit
— Robert Cruickshank (@cruickshank) November 23, 2016
CURMUDGUCATION: Betsy DeVos– Secretary of Education https://t.co/SL7XrpNkCY @CarolBurris
— Peter Greene (@palan57) November 23, 2016
Just so we're clear, Trump just put a billionaire pyramid-scheming anti-gay activist linked to Blackwater in charge of millions of students.
— JoeMyGod (@JoeMyGod) November 23, 2016
Erik Prince wants to privatize war. His sister Betsy wants to privatize education. Their mom wants to rid the earth of gay people.
— jeremy scahill (@jeremyscahill) November 24, 2016
Schools aren't businesses. Students aren't products. Learning isn't a commodity. Kids' futures aren't for sale. https://t.co/x5UUwisE8m
— Joshua Eyler (@joshua_r_eyler) November 24, 2016
In DeVos’ Michigan: Literacy is not a “Fundamental Right” https://t.co/YOpPjHSguy
— Diane Ravitch (@DianeRavitch) November 25, 2016
Head of MI state ed board on @BetsyDeVos appt: like putting fox in charge of hen house & feeding it schoolchildren https://t.co/qSKFEOAppk
— leonie haimson (@leoniehaimson) November 26, 2016
Hard hitting piece in Detroit press that shows the destruction to schools caused by DeVos. https://t.co/neZVbrWjB4
— Carol Burris (@carolburris) November 26, 2016
“If MI is a center of sch choice, it is also among the worst places to argue that choice has made schools better.” https://t.co/hEuNMXJjcn
— Greg Greene (@ggreeneva) November 24, 2016
Handing over national policy on the education of our children to elite GOP billionaire megadonors is not draining the swamp.
— Neera Tanden (@neeratanden) November 23, 2016
Trump's pick for Sec of Educ., Betsy DeVos, Got rich from Amway, brother founded Blackwater, totally unqualified other than $! pic.twitter.com/Jxe6cF7QJg
— philip harris (@pharris830) November 23, 2016
https://t.co/EPiJGK2Q0r pic.twitter.com/vy5ID7Y3Em
— Chris Cerrone (@ChrisCerrone15) November 23, 2016
Meet the New Kochs: The DeVos https://t.co/vTi6vW7Tg8 via
— Chris Cerrone (@ChrisCerrone15) November 23, 2016
Betsy DeVos:
Pro-voucher
Pro-Charter
Pro-Common Core
Pro-privatization
Pro-big biz
Anti-public school
Anti-unionhttps://t.co/3QaIo4qTQ2— Chris Cerrone (@ChrisCerrone15) November 23, 2016
"Michigan’s charter schools are some of the least regulated in the country, with about 80% run by private companies" https://t.co/4aHqcZve6P
— Chris Cerrone (@ChrisCerrone15) November 23, 2016
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