Several recent developments in the DeVos confirmation for Secretary of Education are making many wonder if the DeVos nomination is in trouble? After a disastrous first hearing on January 17, the vote for her confirmation was scheduled for January 24. The vote has now been postponed until January 31 but that could change again. Democrats […]
How did Devos do in her Senate Confirmation hearing? Not well. DeVos was as much hiding Republican supported policies as the Democrats were looking for gotcha moments. Senator Lamar Alexander appeared interested in protecting the damsel in distress and her policies than in truly vetting her ideas and policies. He limited questioning to one round of […]
The confirmation hearings for Betsy DeVos, Trump’s nominee for Secretary of Education, was scheduled for Wednesday, January 11. It has been postponed until January 17. We oppose the DeVos nomination. Our reasons are included in a previous post, “Stop Common Core in Michigan respectfully request President-elect Trump to “drain the swamp” and pull the plug […]
The Washington Post reports that the Senate will hold confirmation hearings for Betsy DeVos, Trump’s pick for Secretary of Education, on January 11. The DeVos nomination is opposed by many on both sides of the political spectrum for her position on charters, school choice, common core and more. Conservative commentator, Michelle Malkin, stated she believes […]
Common Core has become an unexpected flashpoint in President-elect Trump’s pick of Betsy DeVos for Secretary of Education and Rex Tillerson as Secretary of State. Yahoo News picks up the story and notes the push back of DeVos and her alleged assertion she is against Common Core Karen Braun, an anti-Common Core activist, was unconvinced. […]
DeVos’s nomination as Secretary of Education is getting scrutinized. Rightly so. Parents, educators, and grassroots activists across the state of Michigan know exactly who DeVos is and her position on Common Core. We’re not fooled by a single carefully parsed statement on a webpage that she is “not a supporter – period.” We know the […]
President-elect Trump campaigned on the promise that he will “drain the swamp.” His pledge resonated with voters who are tired of special interests controlling the outcome of elections and influencing legislation. Unfortunately, he nominated Betsy DeVos for Secretary of Education. DeVos is part of the Lansing “swamp.” Through her group, Great Lakes Education Project (GLEP) […]
In the previous post, the leadership at Stop Common Core in Michigan respectfully requested President-elect Donald Trump to “drain the swamp” and pull the plug on the nomination of Betsy DeVos as Secretary of Education. The team at Stop Common Core in Michigan believe that Betsy DeVos is a proponent of Common Core “high standards” […]
We, the leadership team at Stop Common Core in Michigan, respectfully ask President-elect Donald Trump to immediately remove Betsy DeVos’s name from consideration as Secretary of the Department of Education. We do not make this request lightly but with considerable knowledge regarding her negative influence in Michigan as a proponent of Common Core. Michigan turned […]
President-elect Donald Trump announced Betsy DeVos to be Secretary of the Department of Education. Shortly after the nomination, DeVos put up a statement on her website, very recently created, explaining her position on common core. It was a huge surprise to the Stop Common Core in Michigan team and MANY in the grassroots to read […]