betsy devos
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So Many People Failed Black History Month 2017; Here Are 8 Ways to Do Better
Black History Month 2017 proved my grandfather right: Common sense really isn’t that common. This year, as in previous years, I subscribed to the notion of being #365BLACK, but I made it a point to be extra unapologetically black this year. I wore African print, consumed a little more chicken than usual and kept hot…
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Report: How Charter Schools Are Used to Hide Dropouts and Game the Educational System
Olympia (Fla.) High School was ranked among the nation’s top 1,000 schools by U.S. News and World Report last year. It offers more than two dozen Advanced Placement courses, a great many after-school clubs and an assortment of sports, everything from bowling to water polo. Yet a recent report says that Olympia’s success as a…
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Dear White People Who Believe They're Victims Of Racial Oppression: You Are Wrong and You Are Dumb
Do y’all remember that time some Africans sailed across the Atlantic Ocean and found a bunch of people living on some continents and got friendly with them and then decided, “Oh, y’all cool but do you mind, we’re going to kill you now and steal your land. Ok thanks?” But then they were like, “well…
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Department of Education’s Twitter Account Just Quoted Some Man Named W.E.B. DeBois
One has to wonder if Betsy DeVos has taken over the Department of Education’s Twitter account, because someone just used a W.E.B. Du Bois quote but attributed it to some dude named W.E.B. DeBois. Now, before you go and blame an intern, nowadays most social media is actually run by full-time staff at government agencies.…
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Betsy DeVos Visits Howard U in 1st Act as Education Secretary; Many Skeptical
In her very first meeting in her new gig, embattled Education Secretary Betsy DeVos visited Howard University on Thursday to meet with university leaders. The meeting at the historically black university, founded in 1867, was one where she was welcomed—at least by the administration—unlike at the Washington, D.C., public school where she was denied entrance…
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Poor Betsy, Blocked From Entering a DC Public School
It’s safe to say that Betsy DeVos still hasn’t been inside a public school. ABC 7 News caught a glimpse of what happened when the new education secretary tried to enter a Washington, D.C., public school. Operative word here is “tried.” Brave protesters blocked DeVos, and she was quickly escorted back into her blacked-out SUV.…
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Public Education Is Doomed: VP Mike Pence Casts Tiebreaking Vote to Confirm Betsy DeVos
Betsy DeVos, the woman who has no connection to public schooling or experience running a multimillion-dollar anything, was confirmed by the Senate on Tuesday as U.S. education secretary. The vote went to a 50-50 split after two Republican senators—Susan Collins of Maine and Lisa Murkowski of Alaska—went against their party and voted with their heads…
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2 GOP Senators Say They’ll Vote Against DeVos’ Confirmation as Education Secretary
As the ongoing saga of President Donald Trump’s Cabinet confirmations continues, two GOP senators have come forward and said they will vote against Betsy DeVos for education secretary, giving Senate Democrats two of the at least three votes they will need to block her appointment. Sens. Susan Collins (R-Maine) and Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) made their…
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Education Secretary Nominee Betsy DeVos Is a Plagiarizing Machine; Still Passes Senate Committee
The appointed apples fall not far from the corrupt presidential tree. Betsy DeVos—you know, the woman President Executive Order pegged to be the education secretary—looks to have plagiarized at least two of her answers on her Senate-committee take-home exam. Yet the nomination of the controversial billionaire who never attended a public school in her life…