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Trump terrifies public school advocates with education secretary pick
Washington Post ^ | November 23, 2016 | Valerie Strauss

Posted on 11/23/2016 9:01:23 PM PST by kevcol

Advocates of public education in the United States have worried that President-elect Donald Trump would tap an education secretary who would speed up the privatization of public schools, a move that many fear could destroy America’s public education system, the country’s most important civic institution. Well, they were right about the appointment — and then some.
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Seen by her supporters as a tireless, driven supporter of school choice, opponents say she is the most ideological and anti-public education nominee ever to be put forward to run the the nearly 40-year-old department.

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TOPICS: Culture/Society; Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: betsydevos; cabinet; devos; education; educationsecretary; publicschools; trump; trumpcabinet; trumpeducation; trumptransition; trumpwinsagain
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To: amihow

Nah, most of them were born here.


161 posted on 11/24/2016 6:33:10 PM PST by A_perfect_lady
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To: Trailerpark Badass

More in the same vein - http://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2016/11/24/men-feminism-infrastructure-education-incarceration-glenn-reynolds/94339786/


162 posted on 11/24/2016 6:40:33 PM PST by RightGeek (FUBO and the donkey you rode in on)
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To: Harmless Teddy Bear

I taught my kids to read and do basic arithmetic before they even saw a school.


163 posted on 11/24/2016 8:09:18 PM PST by Trailerpark Badass (There should be a whole lot more going on than throwing bleach, said one woman.)
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To: Harmless Teddy Bear

Lol.


164 posted on 11/24/2016 8:09:42 PM PST by Trailerpark Badass (There should be a whole lot more going on than throwing bleach, said one woman.)
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To: A_perfect_lady
ALL my teachers in 4-6 grade were men, real men.

But, you're right. I can't imagine a sane man who'd want to teach in today's public schools. Not sure why you're disagreeing with me. My responsibility, to my children, with regards to their education, is being fulfilled. I've "ignored" nothing.

165 posted on 11/24/2016 8:16:57 PM PST by Trailerpark Badass (There should be a whole lot more going on than throwing bleach, said one woman.)
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To: amihow

I have been griping about the school systems for fifty years and have done evert thing possible to avoid the imposition of cultural and intellectual illiteracy by people ignorant of our patrimony and the developmental stages of children.

John Dewey was a destroyer.


166 posted on 11/24/2016 9:05:18 PM PST by amihow
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