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Tuesday, February 07, 2017

Union-lackey Democrats fight to stop DeVos

Senate Democrats have decided on a policy of resistance to everythingPresident Trump does, but the scalp they want most is that of Betsy DeVos. Her crime, from the left-wing point of view, is that she wants to press states to give students and their parents a say in how they're taught at school.

DeVos doesn't want to force school choice on anyone. She knows her job as secretary of education would not be to wield power, but to yield it to states and local school boards.

"As a strong proponent of local control, I believe a decision to provide vouchers, scholarships or other public support for students who choose to attend a nonpublic school should not be mandated by the federal government," DeVos wrote to Sen. Deb Fischer, R-Neb., in a letter that apparently convinced Fischer to vote for DeVos, possibly securing the 50 votes she needs.

Yet, just for singing the virtues of choice (which in another context Democrats think is a fine thing) DeVos is the chief enemy of powerful teachers unions. Senate Democrats, other liberal groups, and late-night comedians have joined a crusade against her.

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4 comments:

Anonymous said...

Toooooooo
Lateeeeee

Anonymous said...

Awesome!!school vouchers is the way to go to get the feds off our backs and to stop this madness of communist indoctrination in our public schools

Anonymous said...

As always, follow the $$, but not necessarily the truth.

Anonymous said...

Sorrry Dr J