The Women’s March on Washington was supposedly a pro-feminism movement, right? Then why did their Twitter account praise a handful of protesters who prevented the country’s newly-confirmed female Department of Education secretary, Betsy DeVos, from entering a public school in Washington, D.C.? THIS is what resistance looks like! #WhyIResist https://t.co/ekt67HEUUK — Women’s March (@womensmarch) February 10, 2017
A group of protesters stopped the newly-appointed Department of Education Secretary Betsy DeVos from entering a public school in Washington, D.C. One of the protesters was arrested for assault, according to D.C. police. The video of the encounter is below: #ICYMI Exclusive VIDEO from @SweeneyABC: Protesters block education secretary @BetsyDeVos from entering #DC school: https://t.co/mJRMxL3KeC […]
Betsy DeVos, a pro-school choice advocate and philanthropist, has been confirmed by Senate vote to become the next Department of Education secretary to fill President Donald Trump’s cabinet. Vice President Mike Pence cast the tie-breaking vote to confirm DeVos. .@VP Pence breaks tie. U.S. Senate confirms #BetsyDeVos to be Secretary of Education, 51-50. https://t.co/xgthuQB51c #BREAKING […]
The former CNN anchor-turned-education-activist Campbell Brown said that teachers’ unions have pressured Democratic primary candidates from participating in her education reform forum in Iowa.
An interesting op-ed by Louisiana governor Bobby Jindal and South Carolina senator Tim Scott on school choice and reforming America’s struggling education system.
