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In reply to the discussion: Trump picks billionaire Betsy DeVos, school voucher advocate, as Education Secretary [View all]William Seger
(10,779 posts)7. Another depressing reminder...
... of just how many things Trump will fuck up.
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Trump picks billionaire Betsy DeVos, school voucher advocate, as Education Secretary [View all]
suffragette
Nov 2016
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LisaM, Can you provide more onfo about this? Important we all know as much as possible, as scary
suffragette
Nov 2016
#14
Yes, Rhee was awful as well. Thanks for the link. Bad players and bad news for our education
suffragette
Nov 2016
#27
Check out the chart in this article -- OMG, what a shitstorm of conservative craziness.
LuckyLib
Nov 2016
#41
We had a corrupt Seattle Superintendent of schools who pushed a standardized test on the
suffragette
Nov 2016
#23
Exactly. Her father was a founder of the Family Research Council and her husband
suffragette
Nov 2016
#31
This is another revolting development. Holy cow. I feel completely blindsided. nt
Tanuki
Nov 2016
#5
School vouchers are also corporate welfare for the private education industry
jmowreader
Nov 2016
#38
Ack! quelle suprise. His picks are like a "pick the worst person you can think of" bingo card. n/t
Turn CO Blue
Nov 2016
#26
Meet the Super-Wealthy Right-Wingers Working With the Religious Right to Kill Public Education
QED
Nov 2016
#40
I can't see anything positive whatsoever in the appointment of DEVos as Education Secretary.
Little Tich
Nov 2016
#48
Check out Charlie Pierce he just tweeted that she wants to rescind child labor laws.
demgrrrll
Nov 2016
#51