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by Leslie Postal & Beth Kassab | January 29, 2017| The Orlando Sentinel Three years ago, a race for the Volusia County School Board – typically a low-key, low-budget affair – got an unusual infusion of money, including $1,000 from a billionaire in Michigan. That check was sent by Betsy DeVos, now President Donald Trump‘s…
DetailsThe Health, Education Labor and Pensions Committee (H.E.L.P.) delayed the vote on U.S. Commissioner of Education nominee Betsy DeVos until 10 a.m. on January 31st. Your calls, letters & tweets are making a difference! H.E.L.P. Chair Sen. Lamar Alexander must be nervous. All we need is 3 GOP Senators to see the light and vote…
DetailsUrge H.E.L.P. Committee to vote no on Betsy DeVos for U.S. Education Secretary. Hearing starts today, January 17th at 5 p.m. Watch here. Betsy DeVos represents pay to play at its worst. According to the Washington Post DeVos openly admits she is “buying influence:” She( DeVos) has previously said that her family expects a return…
DetailsBetsy DeVos has a resume that is the antithesis of the mission of public education. …
DetailsBy now, many know that Florida Speaker Richard Corcoran bitterly lectured newly installed house members regarding his contempt for the teachers union, calling it “downright evil.” Corcoran spent inordinate time focused on a lawsuit filed by the Florida Educators Association challenging the state’s private school voucher program. It was a miserable spectacle watching Corcoran call public…
DetailsThe Electoral College is getting more attention than ever. There’s much speculation over how the electors will vote and it’s clear that many people are uncertain about how this process works. Prior to the general election, each party with a presidential candidate creates its preferred list of Electoral College members. The number of members in each state is based on…
DetailsDespite pointed criticism from the Charter school lobby, the national NAACP is standing firm in its moratorium on charter schools. As Valerie Strauss of the Washington Post wrote in her column The Answer Sheet: The move by the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People — which was supported by the Movement for Black Lives and the…
Details.. In the aftermath of the election, it’s time for a gut check. Many of the most hostile incumbents are returning to office with marching orders to keep pushing a computer based, data obsessed privatization agenda meant to “disrupt” the delivery system of the American dream. We don’t have the luxury of taking our eye…
DetailsSee the grades Rep. Manny Diaz, District 103, earned from Fund Education Now. by Dan Sweeney | October 21, 2016 | Sun Sentinel State Rep. Manny Diaz, R-Hialeah, has worked hard to loosen rules for charter schools in his capacity as chairman of the House Choice and Innovation Subcommittee. In his capacity as Chief Operating Officer…
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