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Trump nominates conservative activist Betsy DeVos as education secretary
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Posted on 11/23/2016 10:20:12 AM PST by hotsteppa

BREAKING NEWS: President-elect Donald Trump has named Betsy DeVos, a conservative activist and billionaire philanthropist who has pushed forcefully for private school voucher programs nationwide, as his nominee for education secretary, according to a person close to DeVos.

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TOPICS: Breaking News; Culture/Society; Government; Politics/Elections; US: Michigan
KEYWORDS: bebaw; betsydevos; billionaires; cementjungle; commoncore; devos; donaldtrump; education; educationsecretary; educationsecy; schoolchoice; secretary; trump; trumpcabinet; trumpeducation; trumptransition; voucher; vouchers; winning
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To: SeekAndFind

Previously supported Common Core.


21 posted on 11/23/2016 10:31:37 AM PST by conservative98
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To: pgkdan

School choice doesn’t preclude common core.

You can apparently choose any school you like, but they will all teach common core.


22 posted on 11/23/2016 10:32:09 AM PST by Black Agnes
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To: pgkdan

She’s a strong proponent for school choice. Unions hate that. I’m not sure in the common corr issue


23 posted on 11/23/2016 10:32:18 AM PST by arkfreepdom
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To: wiseprince

She previously supported it. I don’t support things I supported years ago either.


24 posted on 11/23/2016 10:32:51 AM PST by conservative98
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To: wiseprince

“can you give a little insight as to why?”

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I don’t know why the poster feels that way but in my opinion her strong support of charter schools would have a lot to do with it.

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25 posted on 11/23/2016 10:32:51 AM PST by Mears
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To: hotsteppa

She’s pro-charter advocate. Waiting for the teachers’ unions to explode.

Popcorn...


26 posted on 11/23/2016 10:33:22 AM PST by Freemeorkillme (Bigly and Yuge!)
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To: SeekAndFind

From my understanding she used to but Trump doesn’t, so she will have to follow the boss.


27 posted on 11/23/2016 10:33:22 AM PST by hotsteppa
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To: hotsteppa

Uncle Miltie approves.

28 posted on 11/23/2016 10:33:39 AM PST by Uncle Miltie (The Media were SuperPacs for Clinton. Throw them in prison.)
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To: SeekAndFind

Bad News—lots to learn on education. Takes lots of reading. School Choice will end up getting claws into homeschoolers (private ed)-who will take the cash. Then comes guess what....
Too bad Trump is unread as hell on ed...more SNOWFLAKES ahead.
Can’t win them all. I’ll have my kid done before they start the regs.


29 posted on 11/23/2016 10:33:39 AM PST by magna carta
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To: conservative98

School Choice & Charter straight out of marxist playbook. SAD TO WATCH THIS MISSTEP!!!!!


30 posted on 11/23/2016 10:34:41 AM PST by magna carta
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To: hotsteppa
Yuk....

payback for carrying Michigan. The DeVos's are big playa's.

Yes they are pro Common Core and yes it was even in the Charter Schools of which they were fond of and or were the funding behind ( Do your homework ) them, don't ask me how I know, don't get me started....

31 posted on 11/23/2016 10:34:43 AM PST by taildragger (Do you hear the people singing? The Song of Angry Men!....)
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To: hotsteppa

Don’t know this woman.
Info on common core as some say she supports. IDK!

http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2015/apr/7/bethany-blankley-parents-must-reject-common-core-i/


32 posted on 11/23/2016 10:36:22 AM PST by Original Lurker
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To: hotsteppa

Definitely a political payoff. She’s essentially the Republican Party gatekeeper for the state of Michigan. No one runs as a Republican for statewide political office without her blessing.


33 posted on 11/23/2016 10:36:52 AM PST by be-baw (still seeking)
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To: be-baw; All

Michigan payback. Fight unions. School choice. Female.

Decent pick.

Common Core needs to go though. Actually, I would be fine closing national Dept of Education. Annoying federal interference with what should be a local issue.


34 posted on 11/23/2016 10:40:12 AM PST by TigerClaws
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To: hotsteppa
Not a bad pick.

I'm calling it a very bad pick. She's pro-Common Core. She was appointed by W. to the board of directors of the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. We need to defund the arts and CC stricken from our schools.

35 posted on 11/23/2016 10:41:09 AM PST by bgill (From the CDC site, "We don't know how people are infected with Ebola")
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To: Vlaxo

Am thinking maybe that is what is about to happen?


36 posted on 11/23/2016 10:41:37 AM PST by Leep (Winner winner.)
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To: hotsteppa

The correct answer is - eliminate the Dept of Education


37 posted on 11/23/2016 10:42:44 AM PST by gdani
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To: conservative98
DeVos, 58, is a champion of school choice and charter schools.

Big whoop. She's pro-Common Core. We don't need anyone who's pro-Common Core.

38 posted on 11/23/2016 10:42:46 AM PST by bgill (From the CDC site, "We don't know how people are infected with Ebola")
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To: wiseprince

Maybe she had to be to get along with the fascists.


39 posted on 11/23/2016 10:45:40 AM PST by Lopeover (The 2016 Election is about allegiance to the United States!)
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To: Tucker39

IOW, every single person in the Tucker extended family is top notch?


40 posted on 11/23/2016 10:45:48 AM PST by bgill (From the CDC site, "We don't know how people are infected with Ebola")
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