“Trump administration has
demonstrated just how out of touch it is with what works best for students,
parents, educators and communities.”
The Trump administration has announced its plan to nominate Betsy DeVos, best known for her anti-public education campaigns, for the position of Secretary of Education.
Every day, educators use
their voice to advocate for every student to reach his or her full potential.
We believe that the chance for the success of a child should not
depend on winning a charter lottery, being accepted by a private school, or
living in the right ZIP code.
We have, and will continue, to fight for all students to have a
great public school in their community and the opportunity to succeed no matter
their backgrounds or circumstances.
Betsy DeVos has
consistently worked against these values, and her efforts over the years have
done more to undermine public education than support students.
She has lobbied for failed schemes, like vouchers — which take
away funding and local control from our public schools — to fund private
schools at taxpayers’ expense.
These schemes do nothing to help our most-vulnerable students while they ignore or exacerbate glaring opportunity gaps.
She has consistently pushed a corporate agenda to privatize,
de-professionalize and impose cookie-cutter solutions to public education.
By nominating Betsy DeVos, the Trump administration has
demonstrated just how out of touch it is with what works best for students,
parents, educators and communities.
The National Education
Association advocates for investing in smart strategies that we know help to
improve the success of all our students, including creating more opportunities
and equity for students, classes small enough for one-on-one attention, modern
textbooks and a well-rounded curriculum for every student.
We also know that the voices of educators — those who know the
names of the students they educate — should always be present at the table when
making decisions that impact student success.
Educators will continue to focus on raising their voices in
support of their students and against any effort by the Trump administration to
undermine the educational opportunity of all public school students.”
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The National Education Association is the nation’s
largest professional organization, representing more than 3 million elementary
and secondary teachers, higher education faculty, education support
professionals, school administrators, retired educators and students preparing
to become teachers. Learn more at www.nea.org.
