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yurbud

(39,405 posts) Mon Jan 23, 2017, 10:18 AM Jan 2017

Does opposition to Betsy DeVos mean Dems are going to stop supporting privatization of public ed? [View all]

While Democratic politicians have opposed vouchers, they have gone along with most of the rest of that agenda driven by hedge fund managers, and some wealthy individuals and their foundations.

If they are doing a 180 on this, I applaud and support them.

It wouldn't hurt to explicitly say that their past support of that agenda was wrong, and they are firmly on the side of PUBLIC public education, driven by the needs of students and the best academic research on what helps them (NOT from foundations selling something).

This could energize educators in some of the states Hillary barely lost, who then might help to take back the statehouses and governor's mansions lost to the GOP by echoing their privatization agenda.

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Does opposition to Betsy DeVos mean Dems are going to stop supporting privatization of public ed? [View all] yurbud Jan 2017 OP

Excellent question. SamKnause Jan 2017 #1

one of several issues where the party needs to change course to survive yurbud Jan 2017 #2

I really really wish they needed 60 votes yeoman6987 Jan 2017 #3

Some DU'ers need to face reality that many Democrats support Charter Schools. They are NOT KittyWampus Jan 2017 #4

Jerry Brown supported two charter schools when he was Mayor in Oakland still_one Jan 2017 #5

It seems the best of the examples are in blue states and the worst in Republican controlled states KittyWampus Jan 2017 #9

I agree NewJeffCT Jan 2017 #17

Do you think that is good or bad? I agree with him on some issues not on others yurbud Jan 2017 #20

not sure. I need to understand if money is actually being taken away from public schools because of still_one Jan 2017 #21

++++++++ JHan Jan 2017 #7

They aren't regulated because some are for profit and others exist at the whim of wealthy donors yurbud Jan 2017 #12

Unfortunately probably not all of them...but DeVos is unqualified for the position Freethinker65 Jan 2017 #6

It's not a one size fits all issue. NCTraveler Jan 2017 #8

when you bring in private contractors, they have a built in incentive to give less service, so they yurbud Jan 2017 #13

Don't count on it martigras Jan 2017 #10

Rahm is the Pol Pot of K-12 education yurbud Jan 2017 #14

Dude ismnotwasm Jan 2017 #16

You're right. Pol Pot was an ideologue. Rahm is just in it for the money. yurbud Jan 2017 #18

I'd say that there is a distinction to be made about DeVos and what Democrats support Proud Liberal Dem Jan 2017 #11

privatization to Wall Street sociopaths is bad enough. And school closures and other policies yurbud Jan 2017 #15

Also, do you mean Democratic politicians or Democratic voters? There is a big difference between yurbud Jan 2017 #19