Betsy DeVos

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

Education Secretary Betsy DeVos resigned last night, citing Wednesday’s putsch at the Capitol, Trump’s incitement of violence, and her concern that…

4 years ago

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

The New York Times Editorial Board, in a piece published Sunday called “The Wreckage Betsy DeVos Leaves Behind,” excoriates out-going…

4 years ago

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

Those of you who follow me know I rarely have anything nice to say out-going U.S. Secretary Betsy DeVos and…

4 years ago

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

Even a broken clock is right twice a day. In this case, the clock is soon-to-be-Ex-Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos,…

4 years ago

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

Even before President-elect Joe Biden offered his inspiring remarks to the nation this weekend, the social media posts declaring, “bye,…

4 years ago

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

The first tweet on this page is from Mark Weber, acolyte of teacher union leaders and affiliated groups like Education…

4 years ago

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

Sunday morning Education Secretary Betsy DeVos went on CNN and Fox to tout her belief that all American schools must…

4 years ago

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

In 1997 Michael Kinsley wrote, “the scandal isn't the illegal behavior--the scandal is what's legal.” He was referring to allegations…

4 years ago

NJ School Districts Best Not Mess with Special Ed Parents

When news leaked that 30 New Jersey districts were demanding that parents sign waivers before their kids could get access…

5 years ago

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

In January 2017, during Betsy DeVos’s Senate confirmation hearing for her nomination by Donald Trump as U.S. Education Secretary, Senator…

5 years ago