“The only reason they don’t like her is she is Trump’s pick.”
Actually, I believe that’s part of it, but the Dems are also beholden to the teachers unions, and teachers unions are against school choice and Devos is a big supporter of school choice. Never mind that school choice offers the poorest students in failing public schools the opportunity to escape and actually get an education. As far as the teachers unions and Dems are concerned, it’s about money and influence and to hell with the children.
“As far as the teachers unions and Dems are concerned, it’s about money and influence and to hell with the children.”
Absolutely correct.
They admit so themselves :
“It’s hard to forget former National Education Association (NEA) General Counsel Bob Chanin’s farewell address during the 2009 NEA national convention. “It is not because we care about children; and it is not because we have a vision of a great public school for every child,” Chanin boasted. “The NEA and its affiliates are effective advocates because we have power.”
“Sadly, the education unions’ foremost concern is not the needs of children. As former American Federation of Teachers president Al Shanker infamously quipped: “When school children start paying union dues, that’s when I’ll start representing the interests of school children.”
Many of recipients of poor education are also unwilling to do anything that would jeopardize their victim status.