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Pig Bones and Public Schools: Meet Betsy DeVos, Our New Education Secretary
Wednesday , 23, November 2016 Religious Fundamentalism, Section 16 3 CommentsJust in time so everyone would be too busy peeling potatoes and baking pies to notice, Donald Trump picked Betsy Prince DeVos for Education Secretary. The wife of Dick DeVos and sister of Erik Prince(founder of Blackwater mercs for hire), this princess of Dutch Reformed Ada Township has made a career of using her family […]
Betsy DeVos couldn’t write enough checks in 2002 to trash public education in Michigan with vouchers, but that didn’t stop her from working to spread school voucher cancer to other states. Today on her ironically named national organization’s website came the sad news that Nevada succumbed to the disease that will never provide better education […]
The ABC’s of ACE: Why Rick Snyder Must Be Voted Out November 4
Thursday , 18, September 2014 Nerd Problems, Section 16 2 CommentsRick Snyder has made it no secret during his 4 failed years as governor that he wants to privatize as many government institutions as possible. Education has been on his agenda since he took office in 2011. Snyder launched a program called the Education Achievement Authority, a for-profit education system that undermines the authority of […]
Betsy DeVos is a woman on a crusade. Her goal for the state of Michigan is one thing, and that is eliminating public education from the state forever. Since 2001 Betsy DeVos with her husband Dick have spent over a million dollars on supporting candidates in Michigan who vote the way they want on promoting […]