Her latest move: Financially backing an advocacy group that’s supporting Paul Vallas’ campaign for mayor in Chicago, a candidate who—shocker—backs charter schools and vouchers for private schools.
“This is what DeVos does,” Weingarten tells co-host, Danielle Moodie. “They starve public schools of the funds they need to succeed. They then criticize them for their shortcomings. They erode the trust in public schools by stoking fear and division. And then they replace public schools with private, religious, online, and home schools.”
“And frankly that’s how he’s running right now,” she adds of Vallas. “A fear campaign in Chicago, creating this kind of division now paid for by people like the richest former people who lived in Illinois.” But this is one of a few moves DeVos has made, says Weingarten, telling Danielle all about how the Republican has “saddled” up with Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis.
Weingarten also shares her take on mass shootings in schools, as well as the state of teaching in America because of it all.Also in this episode: Hosts Danielle and Andy Levy listen to clips of Lauren Boebert getting owned over “public urination” and Trump saying truly dumb things, including that he may not love his children.
rweingarten School choice for all!
rweingarten If anyone understands what it takes to be unpopular it’s Randi.
Just want to point out that Weingarten said, DeVos 'sidled up to Ron DiSantis' not 'saddled up'.
DeVos did enough damage while she pretended to be in charge of the Education Dept. Why is she still hanging around?
Weird how nobody in Philly gave a shat over DeVos' merc brother during the Obama administration.
But not alone Ted Cruz, Josh Hawley and Konstantin Malofeev's friend Alexey Komov are the support team.
This is what DeVos does, starve public schools of the funds they need to succeed, criticize them for their shortcomings, erode trust in public schools by stoking fear and division. And then replace public schools with private, religious, online, and home schools.
She destroyed our life greedy B****