I'm a pretty open minded person, but this women should be no where near anything involving education. Her ideas and policies are horrendous for students.
+jmids1975 look at her comments and previous actions. she's a strong advocate for funneling money Into charter schools and openly has stated public school teachers are OVER paid
You should look at the history of Public Vs. Private in St. Louis. Part of the problem with inequality there etc. Many times if people have a thought they should see if the "experiment" has been done. I live in KS and Brownback did a tax experiment.
Republicans, please resist comparing how you treated President Obama. Last I checked, we have an empty Supreme Court Justice seat. Don't talk about respect, integrity or maturity either. I swear to God, the selective memory/short term memory loss in our country is a pandemic. "One term President" - really? REALLY?
Get out of the democratic plantation sister. Trump has nominated a world class cabinet. Betsy is calling for school choice, something inner city communities desperately need. Remember, Obama and Clinton kids went to private schools while locking working class kids in ghetto zip codes. Wake-up !
Lots of "inner city" communities have school choice today -- and the result is public schools are under funded and failing. You don't fix a school by taking resources away from it.
robko6262 , I don't give a damn about where "resources" go. I care about if my kids are getting a good school. Democratic party care less about education or people in general they care about votes!
When you gut the system and funnel funds to subpar private schools everyone loses. Private schools aren't held accountable for the education the students receive. It will leave the most vulnerable children in the dark.
It had to do with guidelines not laws... given in 2011. Obviously she's against sexual assault and discrimination against women and men both, she's just not sure whether she should approve of the guidelines offered. Idk the guidelines, so I can't say for myself whether they are good. Any guideline, that isn't the equivalent of common core for guidelines but for sexual assault, that say sexual assault is wrong is good to me.
The next few years in a nutshell: Democrat "Are you qualified to do this job? Are you corrupt?" Republican "Don't ask if they're qualified or corrupt!!" Democrat "But it's important to know!" Republican "No it's not!!"
The research on Charter schools shows overwhelmingly that Charter schools are no better than Public Schools. And a large amount of these Charter schools are less able to help students with disabilities and learning issues that they cannot receive. Many charter schools have gone out of business.
Jam Session My children and I tried charter schools for a couple years. Seemed like a good idea at the time. What I found was that in too many important cases, it was where under qualified or uninterested teachers went to work because they weren't up to snuff for public schools. Took my kids out when it was clear the party line of accountability wasn't happening. JMO
Not that cheap, you'd at least have to purchase the textbooks they use for college curriculum which are $100+ a book. I don't think public libraries carry those type of study materials.... but I know you are just making a point by quoting a movie.
Why do we keep talking so much about low-income students and school choice? Isn't Trump supposed to be the champion of rural America? Let me tell you something about my little piece of rural America. I live in a town of 40,000 people with a median income of about $30,000. There is one high school. If you don't like that school, it's a 20 mile drive to the next school. The nearest charter school is 400 miles away. Our high school is among those that are "failing," but closing this high school would displace students in a 40-50 mile radius. Our population and our local tax revenue can barely upkeep our one high school, let alone establish another for the sake of choice. Choice is not the issue. More schools, new schools, different schools are not the answer. We have to look at our current schools and improve those schools with more funding, more professional development, and more teacher empowerment. Why aren't we talking about how we will achieve those goals? The reforms that Mrs. DeVos supports will do nothing to actually improve or increase the educational opportunities that students in my little town, and students in 1000s of other towns like it, will have.
This isn't about choice. It never was. Getting a voucher system allows the rich to drain more money from the public school budget. Devos knows that the children of regular Americans have only one option. you are in the same boat as almost 90% of Americans. What a voucher system would mean is basically a 10% off coupon for the rich to send their little shits to private and religious based schools. The tuition for these schools can run $20K or more per semester. So they already know you can't afford that. Most Americans can't afford that. So the voucher for you and me is only good for one school. The public school that your kids already go to. Only now there will be less money for the public schools since about 10-15% will be funneled into private, rich-only schools.
J Smith Yes, and don't forget the draining of funds starts the domino effect of cutting staff, specialists, and ultimately closing schools. This leads to more Americans dissatisfaction with the PES and helps the republicans push for more charters ("choices"), vouchers and privatization. Noam Chomsky describes what is happening in the new Netflix documentary Requiem For The American Dream. Americans no longer get rich from production. The uber rich are making money from consumerism schools are already another thing we allow them to profit from.
I wonder why Repubs in these hearings think the precedent of quick confirmations for Obama's picks should necessarily apply to Trump's picks? Shouldn't the process be as long as is practical to determine if each nominee is qualified?
LadyPashta OK so...first sentence, a fair basis for debate. You state "they should be equal" but omitted any reason why you think that is so. Then you assume I am a lib-something-tarded (liberal, libertarian, librarian, perhaps?) and end discussion with an accusation. Please explain to me how my statement indicates any lib-something affiliation on my part, and then how it is hypocritical (?)
I can't find a job because they say I don't have the experience, but Betsy Devos wants to be secretary of education, but she's never gone to public school, her kids never gone to public school. I personally don't understand why she would even want the job. I have 2 kids going to public school, so this sort of Interest me. I should really be more concerned, but to be honest I didn't even know of there was a secretary of education. I know that I have no say, I really just hope she helps my kids in their education.
magichwoo she won't. Your kids go to public schools. Her entire adult life has been fighting to take money out of the public school system and put it in private schools, that don't even live up to the federal standards (which by the way is pretty low). She doesn't care about kids in public schools, or kids who don't have the money for college education. She cares about kids in private schools and also wants to bring religion, which is and always should be a personal choice, back into every school. She will be detrimental to the future of our country (our children).
because her family can profit from schools that don't follow a specific curriculum or offer anything that benefits society by receiving federal funding. As well as set up positions that she can appoint friends and family to as well. Not saying that's what she is doing, but motives do exist. Her lack of knowledge or commitment to avoiding potential fraudulent spending of money is troubling though.
My girlfriend was watching other clips from this hearing and found this most appropriate comment from another RU-vidr: "Guys. She is Dolores Umbridge. That smile. This is it. She will have us writing 'I look forward to Making America Great Again' in our own blood. Someone get this woman a pink sweater." Nailed it.
This woman is actually pretty nice? So you wouldnt put on your best face for an interview to get the job of your dreams then? You do realise that she wants to create a theocracy yes? You do realise that she thinks LGBTQ kids can be bullied straight? You do realise she thinks kids with disabilities should just go away and not clutter up her nice charter schools? You do realise she wants to teach kids that the earth is 7,000 yrs old and that dinosaurs are what was left after the flood? You do realise she is against vaccinations and believes everything terrible is gods will and just tidying up the plebs to make more room for the nice rich people? Of course she supports low income families too... I mean, someones got to mow the lawn havent they. The snake smiles at you to get you to come closer... and then kills you...
If a child in their classroom were to answer the questions posed to them as Mr Devos did in her confirmation hearing they would receive a failing grade.
Sidney Brooks she answered how she did because they were trying to back her into corners with pointed questions. they wanted those aha questions to be able to say "gotcha" thats how they've been with all these nominees.
Dan Williams Tell me, if the questions are answered upright and she got "backed into a corner" is that a bad thing? or does it show she is not the right person for this job...
Sidney Brooks she reminds me of how we were told not to answer questions or write essays........ she really just repeats certain phrases to avoid answering real serious questions. I do think it is fair for them to ask serious questions because it is a very serious position that effects a vital part of our country.
Shauna Fossum absolutely nothing. The only experience she has is campaigning for and donating money towards destroying public education. Particularly kicking disabled children out of public school or giving them subpar educational services.
Shauna Fossum actually, she and her family are currently invested in charter school providers and educational loan debt collection companies, so the concern is about conflict of interest.
One of her roles as Secretary of Education is to direct trillions of dollars into the right hands, and to protect against fraud. It is very important that she's seen first hand how to handle large amounts of money and dealt with the people who want to bid that money in their direction. It is important because the money will indirectly go into businesses, and if she can't foresee the flow of currency at that level she can invest wrongly, although on the surface it would appear impartial, and lead into financial abuse or fraud.
I guess owning your own school is superior experience in education. That's what republicans want right? They all want to own their own schools, prisons, utilities, and anything citizens pay taxes to get.
Yeah, republican or democrat, the worst thing in the world is seeing stroke jobs in these hearings. Even if you like the person being put up for this position, in no way is not asking tough questions constructive. They make their rounds of questions complete formalities, and its counter-intuitive to making sure you properly vet someone. I would say the same things about the democrats during the obama administration. It's ridiculous
Totally. For those of us who are in the middle, who see merits in ideas from both sides of the aisle, we're glossed over and marginalized. George Washington was spot on in his farewell address when he warned of the dangers of solidifying a two-party system.
Okay sure that line of questioning was kind of shitty, but IRS that excuse all of the questions she literally just didn't answer? That may have been the reason that he decided to outright ask that. You can't let one question impact your opinion of the hearing and the nominees answers.
2:29:00 and on is extremely important! she has never used anything that most americans have! how can she be trusted to run the education of our nation?
Eric Neuls Do you think anyone who's been in the department of education in the past lets their kids go to public school? Of course not because they're all rich. This isn't just DeVos
Many politicians send students to private schools. Those are different than charter schools. If you want to spend your own money to send your child to a private school rather than a public school, then that's your choice. However, what many do not understand is that school distracts pay to send children out of district to charter schools. So for every student they are required to pay for to go out of district, that money is taken away from the students who still attend their school.
Are you shaming her family for having money? Are you upset/blaming her for NOT having to borrow funds and grants from our government? Really? This is not a logical argument.
Amy Flynn If you can't figure out why people don't like this woman, I would draw parallels to her and those with similar mentalities to Marie Antoinette. I really don't care about shaming her I just would like for the next generation of women to not have to become strippers to pay for college or take on ridiculous debt.
The last thing my daughter with autism needs is for the state of Texas, who is already failing at meeting federal requirements for IDEA, to be in control of her education! As Tim Kaine said, should I have to move across the country every few years just to find the states that are willing to treat her just like every other child? That's ridiculous. Yes, she is different. Yes, she needs a lot of extra assistance. Does that mean she deserves less than every other kid? No! And this is not the way of thinking for states like Texas.
Erica Iles - First, I want to say that I am sorry your daughter is having problems in her school with them following the guidelines and providing the help she needs. My son is autistic as well, level 1 without verbal impairment; I've had some issues with the schools here in virginia surrounding my son as well... The best thing I have done/ learned to do, is to go to the school system superintendent. I've had to make alot of noise with them over a few things. Earlier this year my son ( 8yrs) was playing and went to playfully scare another child who was younger than him, instead of them simply explaining " you keep your hands to yourself, that is the rule of the school, and that is the rule of society " ( think Sheldon Cooper, we have to explain social behavior as social law) .... instead they chastised him, telling him that his hands being on the lowest part of her ribs was him touching her in her privates; because one day 30 years from now ( she's like 5 ) her breasts may be there... I was sooo beyond pissed. they said this to him in front of the girl, so not only did they make him feel as if he had violated her by touching a private place ( not really a private place, at least not yet) , they victimized the girl by stigmatizing his playful " boo " right in front of her... the worst thing was a teacher actually watched the incident, and it was an innocent play.... not some kind of sexual behavior as it was turned into... I immediately told his phsyciatrist who was livid, he told me to inform the school that per his words, they are to call me immediately if at any point Charlie does something they see as inappropriate.... another child with autism that I know had a meltdown and the school tried to give her in school suspension for it... her dad went off on them! and rightfully so... again I'm sorry you have had problems with your daughters school. and I hope this at the very least helps you to feel not so alone in this... I dealt with mistreatment in elementary school due to my disability , and it gave me such a bad taste in the mouth about school that I shut down completely.. was held back in 4th grade for being hospitalized for epilepsy, so I refused to do the work a second time... then the principle refused to feed me any food unless I did the school work, she also gave me my MEDS without the food I was required to eat with... my mom didn't believe me until one day the principle admitted it.... after that, I failed every class until college... I dropped out at 17... ( arrested for a seizure at school at 15 years old )... got into college and now hold a overall GPA of 3.9.... I refuse to let the school give my kids a bad taste for school... keep fighting them. take it as high as you can if you need to. stomp and make some noise!!! you should have seen me when the school was trying to force my autistic son to use the new common core math when it is too abstract and put him into a full on meltdown ( again Sheldon cooper shrunk down) I told them that as long as he was getting the correct awnser to leave him alone on how... ( 8 years old and does algebra for fun)
If the school is not meeting the things that are set forth in your students IEP then they are breaking the law. You need to speak with the Principal directly. As a public educator in Texas, I take offense to this comment. I have worked at 5 different Texas campuses and I and my colleagues I have worked with bend over backwards for students with special needs. Sounds like you need to fight harder for your kid and be more involved in her education.
"Be more involved" are the key words. Not trying to be an ass, but a teacher has 20-something kids to teach, and would be hard pressed to be a private instructor to "any" one child. I've seen a lot of parents that want teachers to do it all, while thinking they have no responsibility to help in their child's education. Get a tutor if you have to...but don't expect the teacher to do in a few hours what you haven't been able to do in years.
How can Alexander POSSIBLY push through a highly contentious nominee like this? Especially without ethics report? This is absolutely rigged. I came here with an open mind and listened to her responses. The longer she talks, the more she appears to be an AWFUL choice. In terms of conflicts of interest, I'm ok. In terms of enforcing federal laws, her continual deferral to leave the decision to states, especially regarding special need and LGBT students, is extremely troublesome.
TheDave570 you didn't watch this, did you? the point was that all students should face the same rules. did you bother to listen, or was it just too hard to follow? or perhaps you were just trolling.
That is exactly how I feel. I just can't believe THIS was the best he could do for a nominee. This is very disheartening and sad to me. I don't feel inspired for the future of my country for the first time in my life.
I love all of the Senators reactions "wait, precedence? what precedence?" - Dems "oh, you know, because that's what we did with Obama" - sen. Alexander "yea, but those were relatively qualified people. No one took more time.. here's a list of all the times we have taken more time" - Dems "la la la la la la la la la la la " -Sen. Alexander "what... what are you doing. why are your fingers in your ears? stop that, jus......" - dems "la la la la la la la la la la la la la can't hear you" - Sen. Alexander
ChevyDude65 well, Trump, and Clinton were the best we could do as nominees for President. Why should we try harder for such a trivial thing as Sec. of Education?
Charter School have fewer rules, that is correct. The one my daughter attended in Florida had no library, no play ground, no services for the disabled, and a principal who made more money in an elementary school than the president of the University of South Florida ($250K+). Charter means "for profit" and the profit comes from state and federal money and the schools cut every corner to make a profit at the expense of student's education.
You have put your finger on a big part of what charters are all about - - the head's salary. He is then empowered to give generously to the campaigns of supporting legislators and fund pro-charter public relations (yea even internet trolls). Meanwhile charter teachers are generally financially disempowered with lower salaries and benefits and no union. This is one of the hundreds of ways the ruling minority stays in power and rigs the system. I note "attended" is past tense.
I.P. Yen How about not? The US invented the atom bomb, went to the moon, invented the internet - all on OUR system. Leave it alone! You want metrics? Move to Europe.
Confirming Besty Devos for Secretary of Education would be the equivalent of giving her a participation trophy for showing up to her hearing. Is this really the person that President Elect Trump sees as the most competent person for the position? Amazingly and undeniably unqualified!
"Opportunities", "work with you in the future", "if I get nominated" and "thanks for the kinds words". Crutch words and phrases used a little too much for a person who is applying for a position that could effect the education/economy/ future of the United States. Next contestant please!!!!!!
This is basically like if you play for your HS's Basketball team, and your parents donate money to your school's booster club, so the coach lets you start and even give you more minutes (doesn't matter whether you're good or not)
She will be a great secretary of education, her opening statement - "less government involvment and more what the parents want" that confirms it. You can tell she has a good heart by the way she talk's aswell. This woman means what she says. You all will soon see that.
Talk is cheap. She is fighting for gutting public school and moving taxpayer money towards unaccountable religious and private schools.That is her history. That's what she and her family have been financing and working towards for the last 10 years. CHeck out her record in Michigan. Those parents did not like at all what they got with her.
she is an incompetent moron constantly dodging questions. like we really need a christian businesswoman nutjob for our sec. of education.... i mean seriously skip to 1:28:40 and just watch her not even know the difference between growth and proficiency... pretty sad
superdude1534 The question isn't if she has a good heart. The question is if she's qualified for her position. She has no idea what public education is. She's a billionaire who's never attended public schools. No clue what so ever.
Brian Golas I think her educational philosophy boils down to "Freedom! Just do it!" Not particularly sophisticated. She's practically an anarchist educationally. I agree in some respects but I'd rather be evolutionary than revolutionary. When pointed out that there will be a great disruption perhaps even destruction from her actions she seems to have no mitigation for this.
After three and one half hours of sitting through this whole video. I couldn't help but get the feeling that there was some real republican fast tracking going on, on the behalf Mrs. Devos here in this hearing.......
Let's be clear she has no right to be in this position and should not be confirmed, however, if she was smart she would've spoken up and said she's fine with a second hearing that way she could've went home and studied. If it were me, I would have taken a second meeting and took the time to brush up on federal laws, IDEA, student loans, proficiency/growth, trends,etc. and came back stating facts and solutions for on going issues.
They all talk about funding. "We need more money for our poor students." Listen: I have taught in three states. I have seen loads of tax dollars pissed away by schools because if they don't spend it now, they won't get it next year. We don't need more money! We need students coming to school to improve their education on a daily basis. In order to get that, we need families and communities who value the education they get in schools. All the teachers I know would take that over more money eight days a week.
Here's my thing. I am all for having options for schooling. I believe each child has different needs and they deserve to have a choice. However, both places should have certain standards that they have to meet that fall in line with laws. Charter schools shouldn't be able to evade laws, just like public schools shouldn't. Also, these schools already receive unequal funding. By using property taxes to pay for public schools, students who come from poorer areas are already at a disadvantage. I think that there needs to be more effort to fix the schools that are already in the communities as well as hire qualified teachers. The education that students received 30, 20, even 10 years ago is not the same. Like every other field, education is always changing and because of this, children deserve teachers that are not only current with theories and practices but also qualified to teach. Being poor shouldn't define the type of education that a student should receive and schools should not be allowed to discriminate against students just because of their socioeconomic status, race, religion or disability.
3:25: Senator Alexander begins... Opening remarks, procedures, etc... 8:30: Specifically discussing Devos' character and criticisms 15:00 Senator Murray speaks 24:20 Inquiry to Senator Alexander about having more time to answer questions 25:33 Senator Warren Point of Order... trying to justify more time 26:11 Bit of Bickering between Murray and Alexander 26:50 Alexander 27:44 Senator Scott 32:44 Senator Liberminn 41:27 Betsy Devos 49:40 Questioning starting with Enzi 55:15 Murray 1:00:34 Isaacson ....to be continued
2:08:14 wow!!!! She isn't even taking a salary!!!! She will work hard and only take $1 from the government, just to be official!! I'm happy she is in it for the right reasons!! God bless her!!
Is it just me or does she sound like someone that has no clue of what she is talking about? Someone that says "The things, this task force has worked on" sounds like she hasn't read the report, right? She doesn't seem to be knowledgeable enough to be Secretary of maybe the most important department in the government. Now I don't want to sound mean, but it's somewhat weird that someone applies for a job, that she just starts to learn.
I'm awfully tired of the double-standards like the one the chairman created here. He cites precedent as a defense for not changing the hearing format but precedents such as releasing tax returns or completing the vetting process before holding the hearing. If he doesn't want to change the rules to give more time for questioning then he can just say so without pretending that precedent is his reason. He does what he wants and cares not for continuity of procedure.
we are lucky she has been chosen. it is her life goal to better the education system. who better than a mother, with real life experience, to take the helm. let us see what she can do, hold her accountable when necessary and praise her if successful.
I'd love to see her do well. But acting like she has experience for the department of education when she's never had to step foot in a public school for her or her family, is a little short sighted. Especially when she's made some questionable comments in the past.
I'm honestly kind of pissed off by how the Democrats are asking actual, critical questions and the Republicans basically waste their time to fakely praise her, ramble, or present shitty and vague questions that wouldn't force her to commit to anything. I'm a liberal and this disgusts me. I pray to all the deities she doesn't make it.
Billionaires need to have pet schools (that receive public school money) in order to distract from how little they pay in taxes. If they were required to pay their fair share and our public schools had enough money, these poor billionaires couldn't pat themselves on the backs and call themselves heroes.
see this is the issue i have mainly with her beliefs. public money should not go to private religious schools. if this happens will all religions get these vouchers or just christian schools?
I don't support her appointment. But there is a justice issue here. If a religious group adopts accepted standards for an accredited education, and they manage their costs in a manner that provides accessibility to all, then they are reducing the student capacity the public system is required to support, yet they, the religious school parents, are still paying public school taxes (and rightfully, those of us whose children are past school still have a compelling interest in paying for public education). This is a financial hardship on the religious school parent. On the other hand, it's very fair of the public school system to insist that it not be placed in a disadvantaged, last resort position. Choice of schools in a given locality requires, necessitates, excess capacity in both private and public systems to make choice even possible. This overcapacity is expensive. It's like two water and sewer systems side by side in same town. From a physical facility standpoint, even a transportation standpoint, it would seem more efficient to allow religious electives in public schools, akin to chapel programs on stateside military bases or chapels in publicly accessible hospitals. No, you can't open secular classes with prayer as is done at religious schools, but there is somewhere for you to pray and fellowship if you so choose. A lot of religious parents might countenance their children attending public schools if there were the kind of religious options, made available to our military and people in hospitals open to the public. This was the case in some areas of earlier America. Somehow the courts make a distinction between the standing of adults and that of minors on this issue. We don't have the billions of dollars it would take to create the excess capacity throughout the nation that would give the public the kind of choice being touted by Mrs. DeVos, "Choice" really seems to be more public relations messaging to distract from the privatizing and profit-taking agenda of an elite that has so much money it has become necessary for them to look under every possible rock for the next increase in their wealth. Mrs. DeVos does not appear ready to sell all she has, give to the poor, and follow Jesus to the Department of Education, where she then would need the salary it pays. I hope she goes away sad, pondering why she's not ready to do that.
Tim Trewyn true but there is a couple of thorny issues here. 1 i don't like the idea of people pushing religious schools simply to teach kids "alternative knowledge like the earth is 6000 years old or that the constitution was divinely inspired or completely cutting out sex ed. i feel thats the real motivation behind her push for charter schools. 2 as i said with the religious aspect of these schools, you must grant vouchers to any accredited religious school regardless of the religion. this includes schools that may cater to MUSLIMS. i don't have any thing against them but i cant see the republicans going along with this program if Muslim schools are included. this would be a situation where a fault in their resolve to uphold the first amendment would appear. in fact i believe reading a couple of years ago that a very similar program was proposed in Alabama and when it was found out that this would cover a Muslim school they scrapped it.
vertabrate1 It's OUR TAX MONEY, so WE parents should be able to choose where OUR tax money goes, along with our children. What type of school doesn't matter.
who cares how long this takes. we are talking about the future (our children). 2 hours, 3, 4, 10 who cares. education effects ALL of us. if more time is needed then so be it, no. just push her through so our children that cannot afford to go to private schools will get the screwing begin. because time restraints no follow up questions so we (the people) can get the truth. wtg trump, fill and overflow the swamp.
Hey guys quick question, What did Sen Alexander say in the beginning? Around 5:36 where he says he abolished secret "holes" or "holds". Either way, I'm not familiar with their terminology or what they intend to mean by it
Damn the reps were wasting most of their time butt kissing and theirs seemed to be the only questions she actually answered the rest was evasion and maybe purposeful 'misunderstanding'. I truly believe that BEFORE these hearings take place all the paperwork should be in so the people can actually hear about any conflict of interests or ethical problems.
I find myself agreeing with Senator Scott about the value that technical colleges provide. I went to technical school for graphic design before I received my BA, and it was a great experience. You learn a practical skill that you can use right out of school. During my education there I spent almost every class period doing hands-on work and learning from people who actually DO the things they taught us. Speaking as one whose path didn't follow the "typical" post-high school path of four-year college (I joined the Army instead, and didn't start my college education until after I was married and had kids), I think our nation does a disservice to our students by promoting four-year degrees at the expense of other paths. It almost seems like a class separation. I do wish our education system spent more effort on educating students about their options for career paths, including educating them on the values of waiting until they know themselves better before making such a huge financial investment as a college education.
"I'm just trying to keep it fair, let's not change anything about this hearing." Democracy is all about change, if you have a whole party of this committee wanting to publicly ask this woman more questions, I think you may need to re-evaluate what you treat as keeping "fair," just because of how you did things for previous hearings.
I believe Betsy DeVos will be an excellent Secretary of Education. She clearly has a heart for students and parents and their ability to get the best possible education for their children, regardless of income. She's not about protecting a system of protection of inadequate teachers, but in fact I believe she will champion those teachers who, as she said in her opening remarks ' pour themselves into education of our students' in all forms of education choice, be it public schools, which includes charter schools, privates schools, home school or online schools.
This woman barely has any qualifications to even be trying to get in this position. As a public high school student this concerns me. Our school system already Isn't great, do I appreciate the opportunity to get an education? Absolutely. But if someone like this is going to be in charge of what my education is going to be like I'm honestly scared and worried. This will directly effect me and my future
JWLuke787 I see a lot of people saying that. But hey... if you voted for him then get over it. She doesn't care about public schools. Only about making money through tax breaks and cheating students...
My brother struggles with dyslexia, the public schools could not provide him with the proper education. He was in middle school and could still not formulate sentences correctly. Luckily my parents could manage to scrape up 16,000 a year -that was with a scholarship- for him to go to a specialized school so he could learn how to read and write.
Callme Kassi God Bless 😀 I hope you life is full of Hope and faith.. Your Being Rude by the way. What would Jesus Do? and Say? oh that's Right be kind to those who are unkind to u. 😀 Keep well and Good Luck! Love Live America/Constitution/Bill of Rights 😇 Let's Make America Great Again Together with Common Logical Choices for Our Kids and Beautiful Americans.
What would Jesus do? If I remember correctly he went into the temple (a place of religion and foremost teaching) and throw the capitalist merchant out. School and common education should be neutral non-religious and open to everyone. Mrs DeVos tries to push ideas like charter schools that are a failed model ( the only ones that work are the ones that are backed by a millionaire who is willing to make deficits) with the main goal to enrich herself and her friends. So how is she better than those merchants thrown out of the temple by Jesus? Gohan Justice may god bless you and your family, have a nice week full of prosperity and hope.
essentially this is a job interview... who thanks someone everyone they ask them a question in an interview? she was just adding that extra dialogue to run out the clock. she didn't answer any of the hard hitting questions.
53:50 Wyoming & Rural Schools, referring to "every student succeeds act" -possible online courses 55:43- Will you Privatized public schools or cut money from public schools? - will work with senator to see what is best. Will you address your conflict of interest? - forgoe investments in education to avoid gain. Will you provide tax docs? - she will provide everything that is needed.(my personal thought is I DONT CARE ABOUT PEOPLES TAX RETURNS AS LONG AS THEY WANT TO HELP THE LESS FORTUNATE! SHE DOESNT NEED THIS JOB!) 1:01:43 will you work with the task force? Yes, you have my commitment. Will improve financial help application. 1:03:00 - supports headstart & pre-school for 4yr olds
Yes, pure facts simply do not help in these days anymore. Since the last year or so I finally get the 40 year old Monty Python scetch: "That parrot is dead!" - "No, it's not".
Senator Hatch.... Could you please define your states relationship and "values" regarding Ms. DeVos's Holland Michigan based private business Boxed Water which has a warehouse in the state of Utah? How does that relationship and your support of Ms. Devos benefit your states fresh water access and President Elect Trump's commitment of "draining the swamp" with the unlimited fresh water extraction from Lake Michigan and the Great Lakes?
Making sure that the banks get their money is Senator Hatch's concern. My single mom daughter is now 30K in debt, without graduating with a degree from a online education. She works in retail making less than 30k. It is pathetic how we indebt our children before they even begin a career. Higher ED is predatory as well. Great country right? Education is free in Europe. Yet, that is right. You can tell who is concerned about getting their "profits" off of education. Just listen to the questions asked, Sen. Hatch.
Remember, who is good no to pay for all of that education base on zip code etc? Those who only can pay for it in their real estate tax bills each year as we are now? This is unacceptable and that's where you congressman and senators need to go back to the drawing table and figure that out.
First thing you need to know about me, I am an industrial engineer: I'm trying to be an informed citizen so I'm watching some full cabinet confirmation hearings... what I've learned --> from now on, anytime I'm in an interview - I'm going to answer EVERYTHING in vague generalities: Interviewer - So tell me about what you would do to help us get our productivity up and costs down in order to be more cost competitive in the market? Me - Well [Interviewer], if selected I would really look forward to working with you to increase productivity and cut costs by building things faster with less waste. Interviewer - Ok, but how would you help us do that? Me - Well we would work together and in working together I think we could find some common ground to come up with some great solutions to build more efficiently and with out as much waste in the process. From what I can tell - this is the formula for success to getting some of the highest positions in the United States. I assume it also works in the private sector? What Interview questions will you answer going forward and how?
All immigrant children should be mandated into a public school. All children born to American citizens should be able to attend any school their parents choose.
The average amount that every teacher spends out of their own pockets to help their students is $1,000 PER year. Unions are all about holding teachers ACCOUNTABLE as well as protecting teachers from IGNORANT administrators.
Americans need more Unions! Wealth inequality directly correlates with the loss of Unions. The millionaires that run the country have brainwashed you into thinking unions are bad don't buy it. We all work hard we all deserve good wages, benefits, and safe working spaces. That's what Unions provide.
