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COMMENTARY: Was DeVos Really the “Worst Secretary of Education Ever”?

Laura Waters January 8, 2021

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Education Secretary Betsy DeVos resigned last night, citing Wednesday’s putsch at the Capitol, Trump’s incitement of →

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COMMENTARY: I’m No DeVos Fan, but the New York Times’s Broadside Shows Its Bias

Laura Waters January 5, 2021

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The New York Times Editorial Board, in a piece published Sunday called “The Wreckage Betsy →

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Top Union Officials Wooing Biden Share This Motto: “School Choice for Me but Not for Thee.”

Laura Waters November 30, 2020

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Those of you who follow me know I rarely have anything nice to say out-going →

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“You Cannot Improve What You Do Not Measure”: Civil Rights Groups Plead for Feds to Require Standardized Testing This Spring

njleftbehind November 23, 2020

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Even a broken clock is right twice a day. In this case, the clock is →

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RICCARDS: A Shortlist for Biden’s Next U.S. Education Secretary

Patrick Riccards November 9, 2020

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Even before President-elect Joe Biden offered his inspiring remarks to the nation this weekend, the →

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No Testing Means No Problems, Right? So Says Trump and Mark Weber

Laura Waters September 4, 2020 Leave a comment

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The first tweet on this page is from Mark Weber, acolyte of teacher union leaders →

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Surely We Can Do Better Than DeVos When It Comes to Opening Schools

Laura Waters July 16, 2020 One Comment

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Sunday morning Education Secretary Betsy DeVos went on CNN and Fox to tout her belief →

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Betsy DeVos Leaves Low-Income Students Behind: Example, Lakewood

Laura Waters June 17, 2020 One Comment

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In 1997 Michael Kinsley wrote, “the scandal isn’t the illegal behavior–the scandal is what’s legal.” →

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NJ School Districts Best Not Mess with Special Ed Parents

Laura Waters April 29, 2020 2 Comments

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When news leaked that 30 New Jersey districts were demanding that parents sign waivers before →

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Disability Advocates Fear Betsy DeVos Will Roll Back Students’ Educational Rights

Laura Waters April 16, 2020 Leave a comment

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In January 2017, during Betsy DeVos’s Senate confirmation hearing for her nomination by Donald Trump →

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