I am sure that you were as appalled as I was by yesterday’s HELP committee hearing on the appointment of Betsy DeVos.
– DeVos had no understanding of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA).
–She would not promise to defend the rights of students with disabilities in all schools that receive federal funds.
–She refused to commit to keeping our schools free of guns, using “grizzly bear attacks” as the excuse.
–She refused to agree that voucher private schools, online schools and charter schools should have the same accountability to students as public schools.
–She had no idea of the differences between proficiency scores and growth scores.
–She refused to discuss the failings of the charter schools of Detroit.
She is woefully unprepared, and apparently made no attempt to familiarize herself with the obligations of a US Secretary of Education.
We are asking you to write your senators and ask them to commit to voting against her appointment. They should make that commitment known to members of the HELP committee today.
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Thanks for all you do.
Carol Burris
Executive Director
