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Does Betsy DeVos make you scream? Look at what she just did
From 538 Significant Digits, and I’m bolding the whole thing: 2,400 More than 40 colleges and other organizations have seen their applications for Upward Bound grants rejected by the Department of Education in recent weeks, in many cases because of … Continue reading
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“Dismal Voucher Results Surprise Researchers as DeVos Era Begins”
After Nikole Hannah-Jones’s calm yet impassioned essay on public schools comes this from today’s Times. Given the bits and pieces I’ve read about whether vouchers/charter schools offer academic advantage over genuine free public schools, I was startled and greatly encouraged … Continue reading
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The god problem: Betsy DeVos and christianizing public schools
For the religious right, vouchers are a way to dismantle public education. Source, Katherine Stewart: Betsy DeVos and God’s Plan for Schools – The New York Times A couple of key chilling paragraphs: [Betsy] DeVos is a chip off the … Continue reading
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