This past November was the first time I, like many of my peers, was able to vote and feel actively involved in our election. I didn’t quite feel like the future of America rested in my hands or anything like that, but I definitely felt more involved knowing I was able to vote and have a say about the future of our country.
Betsy Devos is our new president, Donald J. Trump’s, Secretary of Education elect. Devos, a Michigan billionaire, has never attended a public school in her life, let alone put her children through the public school system. No one in her family has ever taken out federal loans for education either. How can a Michigan billionaire with absolutely no experience in public schooling, as an educator, or who is not willing to promise to Senators that she would swear off trying to privatize public schools a good fit for Secretary of Education? This is a question Americans have been asking.
http://getschooled.blog.myajc.com/2017/01/16/i-know-teachers-are-seeing-red-any-wearing-red-tuesday-to-protest-betsy-devos/
Devos met with each committee member and is now answering nearly 1,397 written questions that Democrats have submitted for her to answer. To compare, Republicans submitted just 81 written questions to Obama’s two nominees -combined. The hearing where further questions were asked lasted three and a half hours which was about an hour and a half longer than either of the hearings for President Obama’s two education secretary nominees. But why should we elect someone to such an important position without sufficient questioning and scrutiny?
Still, many people don’t see someone who has absolutely no experience in public education as our future Secretary of Education. Teachers, who similarly feel this way around the country, united yesterday to wear the color red to express their disapproval for Devos. They also used the hashtags #RedforEd and #ilovepublicschools, which were both trending in the top ten list on Twitter. We must ask ourselves if we really want someone dictating public education for the entire country with no background experience in the field. I don’t know about everyone else, but I was wearing red yesterday too.
USATODAY Greg Toppo. "GOP Senate Chair Rejects Democrats' Bid for Second Hearing on Trump Education Nominee." USA Today. Gannett Satellite Information Network, 24 Jan. 2017. Web. 26 Jan. 2017.
"Democrats Request Another Hearing for DeVos, Trump’s Education Pick, before Confirmation Vote." The Washington Post. WP Company, n.d. Web. 26 Jan. 2017.
Betsy Devos is our new president, Donald J. Trump’s, Secretary of Education elect. Devos, a Michigan billionaire, has never attended a public school in her life, let alone put her children through the public school system. No one in her family has ever taken out federal loans for education either. How can a Michigan billionaire with absolutely no experience in public schooling, as an educator, or who is not willing to promise to Senators that she would swear off trying to privatize public schools a good fit for Secretary of Education? This is a question Americans have been asking.
http://getschooled.blog.myajc.com/2017/01/16/i-know-teachers-are-seeing-red-any-wearing-red-tuesday-to-protest-betsy-devos/
Devos met with each committee member and is now answering nearly 1,397 written questions that Democrats have submitted for her to answer. To compare, Republicans submitted just 81 written questions to Obama’s two nominees -combined. The hearing where further questions were asked lasted three and a half hours which was about an hour and a half longer than either of the hearings for President Obama’s two education secretary nominees. But why should we elect someone to such an important position without sufficient questioning and scrutiny?
Still, many people don’t see someone who has absolutely no experience in public education as our future Secretary of Education. Teachers, who similarly feel this way around the country, united yesterday to wear the color red to express their disapproval for Devos. They also used the hashtags #RedforEd and #ilovepublicschools, which were both trending in the top ten list on Twitter. We must ask ourselves if we really want someone dictating public education for the entire country with no background experience in the field. I don’t know about everyone else, but I was wearing red yesterday too.
USATODAY Greg Toppo. "GOP Senate Chair Rejects Democrats' Bid for Second Hearing on Trump Education Nominee." USA Today. Gannett Satellite Information Network, 24 Jan. 2017. Web. 26 Jan. 2017.
"Democrats Request Another Hearing for DeVos, Trump’s Education Pick, before Confirmation Vote." The Washington Post. WP Company, n.d. Web. 26 Jan. 2017.
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