The more that right-wing groups spend to drive teachers from their unions, the harder educators fight back—and the more they are running for office.
Betsy DeVos
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Betsy DeVos Is More Out of Touch on Student Debt Than You Even Thought
The Department of Education moves to limit state consumer protections against student loan servicers and for-profit colleges
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At CPAC, Florida Massacre Hangs Over Betsy DeVos
The secretary of education offers prayers and thoughts on her signature issues, but little on the current pressing issues for students and educators: guns and school safety.
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Betsy DeVos Silent on Tax Cut
Education Secretary Betsy DeVos has never shown herself to be a shrinking violet, but her silence as the Republican tax cut bill slithers its way through Congress is worth noting. Consider all the bill does for—or more precisely, against—both students and teachers: It ends schoolteachers’ ability to deduct up to $250 for their expenses incurred […]
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The Proselytizers and the Privatizers
How religious sectarian school voucher extremists made useful idiots of the charter movement Â
Posted inLaw and Justice
DeVos Has Rescinded College Sexual Assault Guidelines. What Now?
The Trump administration’s decision to end the 2011 guidelines draw attention to a split in the left wing.
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DeVos Might Not Force Private School Vouchers on States — But She Could Promote Them
The Trump appointee, whose nomination comes before the whole Senate tomorrow, could wreak havoc on public schools.
Posted inEducation in America
Betsy DeVos Alarms Special Education Advocates, Parents
Donald Trump’s nominee for education secretary did not inspire confidence at her Senate confirmation hearing.
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DeVos Finally Gets Hearing — Before the Same Senators She Helped Elect
Campaign-finance questions will loom large over the Senate’s Tuesday confirmation hearing for billionaire and education lobbyist Betsy DeVos, Donald Trump’s pick for education secretary. Having initially postponed the hearing, senators now face a mounting list of questions about DeVos. The latest is why she failed to disclose a $125,000 political donation, something the Trump transition […]
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The War on Public Schools
Charters, vouchers, and disposable teachers are Trump’s targets.
