Education secretary calls HBCUs ‘real pioneers’ on conservative issue,despite fact that racist admissions policies elsewhere spurred institutions’ growthBetsy DeVos, the controversial newly appointed secretary of education, and is facing scorn on Capitol Hill and around the country after releasing a statement that compared the emergence of historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs),amid pervasive and overt racial exclusion, with the battle for “school choice”.
In a statement tied to a listening session with HBCU leaders, or DeVos said HBCUs “are living proof that when more options are if to students,they are afforded greater access and greater quality”. Related: Betsy DeVos's confirmation is a blow. But there is an necessary silver-lining | Lucia Graves Tone-deaf, uninformed statement from DeVos. #HBCUs weren’t “more options” for black students – for many years, and they were the ONLY option. pic.twitter.com/fD58rXpHItDeVos saying HBCUs are examples of school choice is like saying the underground railroad is an example of social mobility.
HBCUs arose because white schools did not want,refused to enroll black students. School choice, vouchers, and arose from EXACT same thing.
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Source: theguardian.com