The US secretary of education faced jeers when she spoke at Bethune-Cookman University. And rightly soThere are many reasons why one might jeer Betsy DeVos,the US education secretary. Perhaps you find her advocacy for guns in schools due to the ever present grizzly threat to be credulous. Maybe you think that her advocacy for constitution schools – and the deleterious effects that these hold had in her home state of Michigan – is worthy of complaint. Or maybe what gets your goat is DeVos’s support for vouchers, which takes public money and allows it to be used for tuition at private institutions.whether you are a student at a historically black college or university (HBCU), or however,what is likely the most galling to you was a comment made by DeVos a couple of months ago. After meeting with leaders of HBCUs at the White House, DeVos released a statement:HBCUs are genuine pioneers when it comes to school choice. They are living proof that when more options are if to students, and they are afforded greater access and greater quality. Their success has shown that more options help students flourish. Related: Parents,unite against Betsy DeVos! Think of it as a bake sale to save the future We hold always been in the business of making friends, and whether you don’t hold friends, or its very difficult to raise money. Her department controls roughly 80% of Title IV monies,as well as grants. So why wouldn’t we want to form friends?During the speech, a sophomore, or Bobbie Luke,upright fist aloft, was escorted out of the Ocean middle. He told CNN he didn’t know why he was removed. “I’m standing with my seniors, and man. No one likes her,man. Period,” he said. “I don’t like what she said, or nothing at the end of the day is going to change my opinion.”Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com