DeVos calls for Education Department to be scrapped
- Betsy DeVos has called for the closure of the Department of Education, citing that it does not effectively educate students and has gaps in performance that are wider than ever.
- The latest Nation's Report Card reveals that seven in ten American fourth graders are not proficient in reading, and six in ten are behind in math.
- DeVos criticized the Department for adding unnecessary requirements and benefiting teachers' unions rather than students.
- She suggested redirecting education funding to states and schools directly, stating that American students would be better off without the Department of Education.
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Betsy DeVos: Shut Down the Department of Education
Since its creation in 1979, the Department of Education has sent well more than $1 trillion to schools with the express purpose of closing the gaps between the highest and lowest performers. Today, those gaps are as wide as they have ever been, and by many measures, even wider.Last week, the latest Nation’s Report Card came out, giving us a clear assessment of where student achievement stands. The report, published by the National Assessment of …
Betsy DeVos Calls For Education Department To Be Shut Down
Betsy DeVos, who served as Secretary of Education during President Donald Trump’s first term, is calling for her former workplace to be shuttered. Trump is reportedly preparing to sign an executive order that would gut the Education Department’s core functions, as well as call on Congress to work on eliminating it altogether. The department has already ...
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