Posted on 11/23/2016 2:32:32 PM PST by BlackFemaleArmyColonel
Q+A
Q: What are 5 things we might not know about you?
I’m a grandmother! My husband (Dick) and I have four children and five grandchildren.
I was born and raised in Michigan. Born in Holland, MI, I’ve been a lifelong resident of Michigan.
I’m an advocate for children. I’ve been involved with education issues for 28 years. I’ve been on the front lines fighting to make education better for all children.
I’m an activist. I’m a total outsider to elective office and government, but I’m no stranger to the political process. A citizen volunteer, I have served in local, state, and national offices.
I’m an entrepreneur. I have started new and innovative companies that help make our community better.
Q: There’s been a lot of talk about Common Core. Can you provide some straight talk on this topic?
Certainly. I am not a supporter—period.
I do support high standards, strong accountability, and local control. When Governors such as John Engler, Mike Huckabee, and Mike Pence were driving the conversation on voluntary high standards driven by local voices, it all made sense.
Have organizations that I have been a part of supported Common Core? Of course. But that’s not my position. Sometimes it’s not just students who need to do their homework.
However, along the way, it got turned into a federalized boondoggle.
Above all, I believe every child, no matter their zip code or their parents’ jobs, deserves access to a quality education.
Q: What are your thoughts about specific education policies?
I am very excited to get to work and to talk about my thoughts and ideas on making American education great again. The status quo is not acceptable. I am committed to transforming our education system into the best in the world.
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Go straight to hell, N00B.
Do not collect $200.
I think McCain and Romney campaigned like the did to win their past and current offices. They didn’t realize rope-a-dope didn’t work for the presidency. You have to actually work for it.
Trump did.
I agree with your thoughts. You’re right.
ping for later zot check.
Is Betty one of the Amway people?
Jeb Bush is financially invested in Common Core and the text book supplier for Common Core. Other RINOs are too.
I wasn’t aware of that. Thanks for the mention.
Oops..I love the smell of zot in the evening.... :-)
Well, bye troll.
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People will say almost anything to reach a position of power.
Only that which is said under oath has any credibility.
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Ah, let’s see what she does.
Don’t you remember an America without a “Department of Education”? How did this country survive 200 years without that monstrosity sucking up BILLIONS AND BILLIONS of dollars and imposing tens of thousands of pages of regulation on our schools? Maybe you are too young to remember those days.
“Drain the Swamp” doesn’t mean putting in a better administrator. It means killing the entire DOE beast — slaying it. I am shocked at how many are saying on this thread that a better administrator is a win. It isn’t. Shrink the damn Gov. Shut down departments. Sack 1 million of the 2 million on the Gov payroll.
Hell, give her $5 MILLION if she succeeds in killing it. We’d be tens of billions ahead AND we’d start turning out educated youth once again.
FUJB
2013 but good overview of school choice/charters-
http://www.newswithviews.com/iserbyt/iserbyt115.htm
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Who was the author of that?
Papa Bush was a forerunner on the CHARTER SCHOOLS-
Listen to this lady help u understand the marxist/Soviet roots of Choice, vouchers, charters
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yQZQ1HfQNbU
I’m not sure.
Reagan had 8 years. Didn’t shut down Dept of Ed.
Dubya had 8 years. Didn’t shut down Dept of Ed.
Trump picks voucher advocate. ohmigosh! He’s not going to shut it down! Mark Levin was right about him!!!
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