Despite a factually inaccurate defense of
Education Secretary nominee Betsy DeVos from Senator Lamar Alexander, parents and teachers from Knox County spoke out in opposition to DeVos yesterday.
GOP Sen. Tim Scott, of South Carolina, joined an around - the - clock U.S. Senate session early this morning, using the Democratic talkathon to explain his support
for Education Secretary nominee Betsy DeVos.
She said, «It is
clear Education Secretary nominee Betsy DeVos has a strong record of supporting charter schools, just like the appointees of other Democratic and Republican Presidents who came before her.
U.S. Education Secretary nominee Betsy DeVos, a longtime donor and activist with an extensive history of funding school reform initiatives, was grilled on a plethora of educational policies and her financial background Tuesday evening during her confirmation hearing before a U.S. Senate committee.
Alexandria, Va. (Nov. 23, 2016) Statement by Thomas J. Gentzel, Executive Director and CEO, National School Boards Association on the Appointment of Betsy DeVos, U.S. Department of Education Secretary Nominee
UFT President Michael Mulgrew told the Dec. 14 Delegate Assembly that
education secretary nominee Betsy DeVos has spent her entire life «attacking public education and workers» rights.»
That's something both the NYC teachers union and the AFT have been sounding the alarm on as the president - elect's
Education secretary nominee, Betsy DeVos, faces a confirmation hearing in D.C. tomorrow.
While Senator Lamar Alexander is focused on presenting alternative facts about why opposition to
Education Secretary nominee Betsy DeVos is growing, a group of education professors is actually outlining reasons DeVos's nomination should be rejected.
The Leadership Conference is urging senators to reject DeVos, the first time the organization has objected to
an education secretary nominee.
DeVos» confirmation was unusually contentious for
an education secretary nominee.
Broad finds common ground with teachers unions in opposing Trump's
education secretary nominee.
Statement by Thomas J. Gentzel, Executive Director and CEO National School Boards Association on the Appointment of Betsy DeVos, U.S. Department of Education Secretary Nominee
The issue is especially salient now, with President - elect Donald Trump having chosen Betsy DeVos as
his education secretary nominee.
The education secretary nominee's singular focus on school choice through a voucher system puts the civil rights of students with disabilities at risk.
Thena Robinson Mock, director of the Opportunity to Learn Program at Advancement Project, a national civil rights group, says that
an education secretary nominee who does not understand how IDEA benefits children of color is especially alarming.
On Tuesday, Betsy DeVos, President - elect Donald Trump's
Education Secretary nominee, answered a question about the presence of guns in schools during her confirmation hearing by saying students need protection from grizzly bears.
President Trump's
Education Secretary nominee, Betsy DeVos has a reputation as a champion of school choice, but we have to ask: is she a champion of research - backed, equity - driven school choice,...
Last week, Western New York Advocacy Manager Duncan Kirkwood talked with Capital Tonight's Liz Benjamin about President - elect Trump's
education secretary nominee Betsy DeVos and what New York State charters are desperate for — facilities funding for the schools that don't receive it, and funding equity.
President Trump's
Education Secretary nominee, Betsy DeVos has a reputation as a champion of school choice, but we have to ask: is she a champion of research - backed, equity - driven school choice, or choice for choice's sake?
Education Secretary nominee DeVos endorsed this approach during her confirmation hearing when she did not agree with Sen. Tim Kaine (D - VA) that every school receiving public dollars should follow the same accountability provisions.35
The voucher policies, pushed by President Trump and
Education Secretary nominee DeVos, do the opposite.