Tag Archives: Betsy DeVos

ALEC Bill SF 159 Steppingstone To Larger Voucher Programs

Posted on February 1, 2021 by Trish Nelson

Leland Michael Here is what everyone needs to understand about the Voucher bill that was passed by the Iowa Senate on Thursday and is heading to the House this week: Republicans in Iowa and many states have been advocating for … Continue reading →

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Betsy DeVos’ Deadly Plan to Open Schools

Posted on August 15, 2020 by Dave Bradley

Once again former Secretary of Labor, economics professor and founder of Inequality Media Robert Reich brings light on an insane trump administration policy. The policy in this case is the push to re-open public schools across the country no matter … Continue reading →

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Trump, DeVos And The Assault On U.S. Public Education

Posted on October 10, 2019 by Trish Nelson

by Ralph Scharnau President Trump and his Education Secretary Betsy DeVos have put privatization of our public schools at the center of the national school debate. They both clearly make expanding so-called “school choice” their top education policy. DeVos labeled … Continue reading →

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The Children Are The Future

Posted on August 18, 2018 by Dave Bradley

video 1.5 minutes NPR’s Weekend Edition last Saturday included a story on the seperation of a Guatemalan mother and her 3 year old son. Through an interpreter the NPR host, Scott Simon, conducted the interview. Near the end of the interview … Continue reading →

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PBS Airing RW Sponsored School Privatization Propaganda

Posted on June 18, 2017 by Dave Bradley

video 15:30 Thanks to an alert from the Thom Hartman radio program (https://www.freespeech.org/ 11AM to 2PM daily) we were able to find an article at Media Matters that detailed the story of these privatization propaganda. So let’s go to Media … Continue reading →

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Republicans Have A Great Week

Posted on February 11, 2017 by Dave Bradley

(6 minutes) The Country Reels They Have Been Dreaming About This One For Nearly A Century. One can only guess what kind of wet dreams Republicans are having after this week. At a national level they proved that qualifications mean … Continue reading →

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Buy Senator Ernst’s Vote

Posted on February 4, 2017 by Dave Bradley

A gofundme page has sprung up to try to outbid DeVos for Ernst’s vote: Betsy DeVos gave* $2,600 to Sen. Joni Ernst, whose vote is now pivotal inDeVos’s nomination fight (If one more Republican commits to vote “no” DeVos loses). … Continue reading →

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CMD Exposes Trump And His Gang Of Koch Allies

Posted on December 29, 2016 by Trish Nelson

A Note from Lisa Graves, Ex. Dir., CMD: The Center for Media and Democracy is a national watchdog and media group that conducts in-depth investigations into corruption and the undue influence of corporations on media and democracy. Our work aids … Continue reading →

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