On Long Island, Serious Concern About Public Schools Under DeVos

DeVos is also in support of school vouchers and for profit charter schools. “I am here believer in oublic education and I am marching against somebody show does not know anything against the ADA (Americans With Disabilities Act)”. “Social justice for all begins with a quality, free public education”. She thinks kids are the focus, not institutions. “She’s going to need to bring people around her that are solid and can assist her in areas where she’s weak”.

Tikeila Rucker, president of the United Education Association of Shelby County, said DeVos’ qualifications were of grave concern. She also said that Democrats haven’t been given time to ask follow-up questions and that some of her responses may be inadequate.

DeVos wrote in her responses that the OCR “is statutorily authorized to collect or coordinate the collection of data necessary to ensure compliance with civil rights laws within the jurisdiction of OCR”. She has been one of Trump’s most controversial Cabinet picks.

When asked during her hearing, DeVos did not clearly articulate the debate between growth and proficiency or which measure she believes is a better standard for student achievement.

Almost the exact same quote appeared in a May 2016 press release from Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Vanita Guptac, an Obama appointee who ran the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division, on the same subject.

Matthews and others criticized DeVos for her support of the charter school system in MI, which they said has created poor results for students.

The passage in question appears to be lifted nearly word-for-word from a 2016 press release from Gupta.

Betsy DeVos is not a politician.

The Trump Administration has not yet responded to these allegations, but those opposing DeVos are working hard to give proof of her guilt.

Despite those logistical difficulties and Hatch’s initial signs of support for DeVos, Aguirre said, he is hopeful the senator will be responsive to the opposition to DeVos’ confirmation.

He also heard DeVos’ answers in her confirmation hearing and made a decision to voice his concerns.

The allegations were first posed by The Washington Post, the new source further explained. A heavyweight Republican donor, DeVos has been harshly criticized for having virtually no experience in public education. An answer to a question posed by Democratic Senator Patty Murray on bullying of LGBT students was strikingly similar to a statement issued by Gupta in a 2016 press release on schools accommodating transgender students.