New analysis of the CARES act from IDRA (Intercultural Development Research Association) shows that public school districts have to give up more than $44.2 million in funding granted by the CARES act to private schools with campuses within their district boundaries.This new rule instituted by Betsy DeVos’ Department of Education...
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You can find all news, updates and resources addressing COVID-19 here on our website. Our members mourn death of George Floyd, commit to social justice Xena Goldman Photo, Mural by Xena Goldman, Greta McLain, and Cadex Herrera AFT is...
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Texas private schools could receive millions of more dollars regardless of how many low-income students they are serving The American Federation of Teachers this week joined 48 other public education advocacy groups to object to a significant error in the way U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos wants to apportion...
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Betsy DeVos (Photo: Al Drago / New York Times) AFT is alerting supporters of public education about a Supreme Court case with opening arguments heard Wednesday that could pose a serious threat to our fight against private-school vouchers--Espinoza v. Montana...
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U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos has come under fire, deservedly, for her lack of interest in seeing what’s really being done at struggling campuses to improve educational opportunities and achievement. Now it seems she’s trying to cultivate the appearance of caring, without investing the time to learn much. This...
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Read MoreLeave your #Comments4Betsy Help us educate the secretary on great things happening in public schools in your community and why we’re #PublicSchoolProud, and leave your comments on how she can improve. Editor, Betsy DeVos has been the secretary of education for nearly a year now, and just like every student...
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This week, U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos was forced to reverse course on her controversial plan to give a disproportionate amount of CARES Act funding to private schools at the expense of public schools. DeVos’ reluctant reversal came after the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia ordered...
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U.S. Education Secretary Betsy DeVos ("Betsy DeVos" by Gage Skidmore is licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0) An attempt by Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos to divert federal coronavirus aid for public schools to private-school coffers was halted by the U.S District Court for the District of Columbia last Friday. In NAACP v. DeVos, the...
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Each Friday we email the top news from the week in our Hotline. Subscribe here. You can find all news, updates and resources addressing COVID-19 here on our website. Join the thousands of educators who are telling Gov. Abbott:...
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You can find all news, updates and resources addressing COVID-19 here on our website. DeVos seeks to use coronavirus relief for vouchers A government report also calls into question her dealings in giving massive expansion grants to IDEA charter...
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A government report also calls into question her dealings in giving massive expansion grants to IDEA charter schools The Washington Post outlines meeting between federal officials and IDEA charter schools before the charter operator was given millions in expansion grants. (Photo: Alex Brandon /Associated Press) U.S. Education Secretary Betsy DeVos isn’t letting...
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