Citing the good work she’d done in Michigan, the Detroit News endorsed Betsy DeVos for Secretary of Education this past January. The Amway heiress, they told us, based on what she’d accomplished here in Michigan, was a “sound choice” – someone who would “strive to improve education for all kids.” The “hysteria” over DeVos, they […]
Tag Archives: Betsy DeVos
Michigan, the state where Betsy DeVos has fought the past several decades to deregulate the charter industry and weaken public education, finishes dead last of all 50 states when it comes to student proficiency improvement
Posted in Education, Michigan, Uncategorized Also tagged accountability, Brian A. Jacob, Brookings Institution, charter schools, Department of Education, deregulation, Detroit News, dismantling of public education, Donald Trump, for-profit charter schools, NAEP, National Assessment of Education Progress, political endorsements, proficiency, public education, Rick Snyder, Secretary of Education, threats to public education 5 Comments
Under DeVos, what’s to stop our tax dollars from being spent teaching children that dinosaurs coexisted with people?
Remember a few years ago when this seemingly fake forth grade quiz about human beings coexisting with dinosaurs was making the rounds? Well, it just landed on my desk again, and this time, because I desperately needed a break from watching Trump handshaking videos, I decided to do a little investigating. Well, it turns out […]
Posted in Education, Uncategorized Also tagged Answers in Genesis, anti-science, Association of Christian Schools International, Blue Ridge Christian Academy, charter schools, creationism, Creationism Museum, dinosaurs, dismantling of public education, domesticated dinosaurs, Donald Trump, Flintstones, fourth grade, Ken Ham, Kentucky, school vouchers, shaking hands, South Carolina, velociraptors, Young Earth Creationism 25 Comments
5th grade charter school teacher Mika Yamamoto, fired from Michigan’s Renaissance Public School Academy, where she was the only teacher of color, claims she was told by her principal, “The community is not ready for your voice.”
Since this past November, when I interviewed the mother of Josie Ramon, the 12 year old Royal Oak Middle School student who taped classmates chanting “Build the wall” at her and other Hispanic students, I occasionally get notes from people, asking that I help get the word out about similar things taking place within Michigan’s […]
Posted in Education, Michigan Also tagged accusations of racism, Beloved, Central Michigan University, Charter School Partners, charter schools, Children’s Protective Services, dismantling of public education, domestic violence, Donald Trump, Elie Wiesel, First Amendment, for-profit charter schools, getting fired, horror, insider dealing, John Engler, John Engler Center for Charter Schools, lawsuits, Los Angeles, Mary Kay Shields, Mika Yamamoto, Mt. Pleasant, oppression, public education, racism, Renaissance Public School Academy, safety, Southern Poverty Law Center, Teaching Tolerance, threats to public education, Toni Morrison 149 Comments