Education Secretary Betsy DeVos tweeted her support of this comment from Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis :"If the taxpayer is paying for education, it’s public education." By Valerie Strauss Valerie Strauss Reporter covering education, foreign affairs Email Bio Follow February 28 at 6:00 AM In September 1875, President Ulysses S.
“An important point to make is, you know, we talk about, ‘This is public school, this is charters.' Look, if it’s public dollars, it’s public education. . . . In Florida, public education is going to have a meaning that is directed by the parents, where the parents are the drivers because they know what’s best for their kids."
Rather, under her definition, it also means charter schools, which are publicly funded but privately run, sometimes by for-profit companies, and which usually operate with far fewer rules of transparency than traditional school systems. And it includes students who attend private and religious schools with publicly funded vouchers, tax credits and education savings accounts.
That is absurd. It redefines the meaning of public education in Florida and the nation. It also flies in the face of the Florida Constitution: “The education of children is a fundamental value of the people of the State of Florida. It is, therefore, a paramount duty of the state to make adequate provision for the education of all children residing within its borders. Adequate provision shall be made by law for a uniform, efficient, safe, secure, and high quality system of free public schools . .
Such nonsensical logic is costing Florida’s taxpayers big money, while the one institution responsible for educating more than 2.8 million students flounders from underfunding and poor direction from state leaders. Gov. DeSantis earlier promised to seek more money for per-pupil spending and teachers’ salaries, but this latest move undermines that effort to make our state a more attractive place for educators and education.
• They should serve the public, meaning they meet societal needs like preparing active citizens to maintain the government and economy or to serve in the military or on juries, while also preparing graduates to critique and revise those needs. It is hard to argue a private school is a public school, but one of the big questions in this discussion is whether charter schools should be called “public.” They are publicly funded, but not subject to the same rules of operation or transparency as school districts. They are privately managed, sometimes by networks or for-profit companies.
Betsy never went to public school, WTF does she know? She disdains all that is 'beneath' her, including public education AND the children who attend. Trump continues to pick ALL the best people, it's like he keeps finding mirror images of himself- I shutter just to think of it
Yea, because public education is the gold standard of educating in the US right now. Who would ever want to change that
Be better
It’s just sickening!
Education should be left to the states
I hope the redesign include the truth about slavery, racism, sexism, and greedy self serving politicians. By the way how's that $40m yacht
Looking forward to her investigation; love when she doesn’t comprehend the simplest questions & has no coherent answers
She is a joke. A very bad off-color joke.
You meant 'Govt Slave and Tax Cattle Training System' There, fixed it for ya...😘
what a bunch of crooks. spreading more hate
AsuleEliana BetsyDeVosED seems to be a huge disappointment. Liberal indoctrination continues under her watch. Sad.
DeVos continues her campaign to make all of America as stupid as realDonaldTrump
Nothing to see here folks, the schools are doing just fine... REALLY?
Because what we are currently doing is working fabulously?
Can you cite for me where public education can be found in the Constitution as a function of the federal government?
TrumpFail ImpeachTrump ImpeachTheMFTraitor DeVos thinks students are her personal profit center
Teacher Unions force politicians to limit non union Charter Schools removing our school choice. Union dues from NEA and AFT contribute to political action committees and political party campaigns! Enough!
That is her MAGA.
Oxymoron.Blackwater Devos and education.Whats to educate.Give them a gun and kill brown people ?
What is the purpose of 'such wonders' for people or for the cash register?
Her brother is Eric Prince was run out of the country for the crimes his company (formerly Blackwater) committed in the Iraq War. He has been lobbying for the trump admin to privatize the Afghan war. Their fortune is based on MLM pyramid schemes. All the education we need.
That’s why I homeschool!!
DeVos is bad for the US. Public education needs to be better without dollars being diverted for her pet projects.
Since our public education system is a joke and has only gotten worst maybe it is time for another approach.
She’s a true menace to education.
She wants us all enrolled in Jesus schools.
BetsyDeVosED is so out of touch with the average American that realDonaldTrump needs to tie a string around her ankle to keep her from floating away.
She has no clue about public education! She has no right redefining anything!
Hey BetsyDeVosED go ride a bike!
BetsyDeVos knows nothing about education. Her involvement in MI charter schools was a disaster.
We spend more $ per pupil than any country on earth yet we rank 25th to 32nd in Math, Reading, Science. The public school status quo is unacceptable.
Why is she there! Why
that's why they call choice school so the parents have more choice right ? isn't that about freedom so the ppl doesn't stuck with 1 thing. 🤣🤣🤣
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