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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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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
Betsy DeVos ‏@BetsyDeVos 38m38 minutes ago Many of you are asking about Common Core. To clarify, I am not a supporter—period. Read my full stance, here: http://betsydevos.com/qa/ 0 replies 766 retweets 892 likes Reply Retweet 766 Like 892 More
101 posted on 11/23/2016 11:56:20 AM PST by napscoordinator (Trump/Hunter, jr for President/Vice President 2016)
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To: Black Agnes
Betsy DeVos ‏@BetsyDeVos 38m38 minutes ago Many of you are asking about Common Core. To clarify, I am not a supporter—period. Read my full stance, here: http://betsydevos.com/qa/ 0 replies 766 retweets 892 likes Reply Retweet 766 Like 892 More
102 posted on 11/23/2016 11:56:33 AM PST by napscoordinator (Trump/Hunter, jr for President/Vice President 2016)
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To: Reagan79
Betsy DeVos ‏@BetsyDeVos 38m38 minutes ago Many of you are asking about Common Core. To clarify, I am not a supporter—period. Read my full stance, here: http://betsydevos.com/qa/ 0 replies 766 retweets 892 likes Reply Retweet 766 Like 892 More
103 posted on 11/23/2016 11:56:58 AM PST by napscoordinator (Trump/Hunter, jr for President/Vice President 2016)
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To: newfreep
Betsy DeVos ‏@BetsyDeVos 38m38 minutes ago Many of you are asking about Common Core. To clarify, I am not a supporter—period. Read my full stance, here: http://betsydevos.com/qa/ 0 replies 766 retweets 892 likes Reply Retweet 766 Like 892 More
104 posted on 11/23/2016 11:57:14 AM PST by napscoordinator (Trump/Hunter, jr for President/Vice President 2016)
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To: wiseprince
Betsy DeVos ‏@BetsyDeVos 38m38 minutes ago Many of you are asking about Common Core. To clarify, I am not a supporter—period. Read my full stance, here: http://betsydevos.com/qa/ 0 replies 766 retweets 892 likes Reply Retweet 766 Like 892 More
105 posted on 11/23/2016 11:57:33 AM PST by napscoordinator (Trump/Hunter, jr for President/Vice President 2016)
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To: Stars&StripesNE
Betsy DeVos ‏@BetsyDeVos 38m38 minutes ago Many of you are asking about Common Core. To clarify, I am not a supporter—period. Read my full stance, here: http://betsydevos.com/qa/ 0 replies 766 retweets 892 likes Reply Retweet 766 Like 892 More
106 posted on 11/23/2016 11:58:00 AM PST by napscoordinator (Trump/Hunter, jr for President/Vice President 2016)
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To: BobL

Fortunately I completed most of my schooling before there ever was a fedgov DOE.

My ‘hometown’ school district hasn’t changed much over the past 40 years.

Other than the employment register of the local school system has more than doubled.

The number of kiddos is roughly the same.

Oddly enough, the test scores have remained largely the same or have fallen.

And the school superintendent now lives in a half million dollar house and drives a $80K+ car.

Huh.


107 posted on 11/23/2016 11:58:26 AM PST by Black Agnes
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To: magna carta

What? Are you insane????? You must be sarcastic on that dumb post.


108 posted on 11/23/2016 11:59:24 AM PST by napscoordinator (Trump/Hunter, jr for President/Vice President 2016)
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To: Black Agnes

So you are now arguing Trump will follow Jeb Bush’s lead?

Is that what you’re saying?

You saying that Trump is for Common Core and will renew Common Core?

Is that it?

Yeah, I suppose you’re the type that would find a scriptural reference confirming that Jesus visited Hell, therefore Jesus can’t possibly be the Christ.

Common Core no longer is federally funded. When it was funded, it was a pot of money. De Vos wanted the money for Charter Schools. It’s that simple. Her past shows she’s not about progressive indoctrination in public schools aka Common Core curriculum spending. She was about arguing that Charter Schools could hold their own against the leftist infested puvlic schools. Do your homework.

As for Jeb Bush, dumber than a box of rocks, he made his way to become a governor, so yeah, his *ss got kissed by many who I am sure were reluctant to do so.


109 posted on 11/23/2016 11:59:38 AM PST by Hostage (Article V)
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To: napscoordinator

She sure has been ‘around’ common core supporters a lot to be someone who is against it.

We’ll see.

‘We’ are suspicious because as it turns out states that no longer support ‘common core’ in fact just renamed the same exact curriculum and still teach it.


110 posted on 11/23/2016 11:59:43 AM PST by Black Agnes
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To: taildragger
LIAR!!!!!! Betsy DeVos ‏@BetsyDeVos 38m38 minutes ago Many of you are asking about Common Core. To clarify, I am not a supporter—period. Read my full stance, here: http://betsydevos.com/qa/ 0 replies 766 retweets 892 likes Reply Retweet 766 Like 892 More
111 posted on 11/23/2016 11:59:54 AM PST by napscoordinator (Trump/Hunter, jr for President/Vice President 2016)
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To: bgill
Really??????? Betsy DeVos ‏@BetsyDeVos 38m38 minutes ago Many of you are asking about Common Core. To clarify, I am not a supporter—period. Read my full stance, here: http://betsydevos.com/qa/ 0 replies 766 retweets 892 likes Reply Retweet 766 Like 892 More
112 posted on 11/23/2016 12:00:30 PM PST by napscoordinator (Trump/Hunter, jr for President/Vice President 2016)
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To: Hostage

He hired someone that’s on the board of Jebbie’s common core supporting organization.

Doesn’t look good so far.

How many other qualified people who have NOT spent time with Jebbie were passed over for this lady?


113 posted on 11/23/2016 12:01:00 PM PST by Black Agnes
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To: Black Agnes

I just find it hard to believe that she said she was against Common Core 40 minutes or so again but really is for Common Core. That doesn’t make sense.


114 posted on 11/23/2016 12:01:38 PM PST by napscoordinator (Trump/Hunter, jr for President/Vice President 2016)
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To: napscoordinator

Why would she have been on the board of Jebbie’s common core supporting organization if she, in fact, did NOT support fedgov standardizing the curriculum?

Lots of states passed ‘anti common core’ initiatives. As it turns out they just renamed the same curriculum and still teach it.

A rose by any other name in this case, stinks to high heaven.

How on earth did we put men on the moon withOUT a federal department of education? Must have been a hollywood set instead /s.


115 posted on 11/23/2016 12:05:12 PM PST by Black Agnes
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To: hotsteppa; 2Jedismom; 6amgelsmama; AAABEST; aberaussie; AccountantMom; Aggie Mama; agrace; ...

Ping to homeschoolers


116 posted on 11/23/2016 12:05:49 PM PST by metmom (...fixing our eyes on Jesus, the Author and Perfecter of our faith...)
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To: Black Agnes

She’s highly qualified. Just look at her background.

You’re fighting alongside the Washington Post and the other media liars who are trying to drive a wedge between Trump and conservatives.

Get off it.


117 posted on 11/23/2016 12:05:59 PM PST by Hostage (Article V)
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To: Black Agnes

Relax and read: http://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3497689/posts


118 posted on 11/23/2016 12:06:03 PM PST by hotsteppa
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To: Black Agnes

Relax and read: http://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3497689/posts


119 posted on 11/23/2016 12:06:04 PM PST by hotsteppa
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To: oh8eleven

If she axes CC within the first six months, then I’ll believe her.


120 posted on 11/23/2016 12:06:24 PM PST by bgill (From the CDC site, "We don't know how people are infected with Ebola")
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