AFT President Says Betsy DeVos a “Lobbyist” not an Educator

P.D. Lesko In a speech yesterday at the National Press Club, AFT President Randi Weingarten juxtaposed two approaches for education that would have vastly different consequences for America’s students. Either build on the bipartisan consensus of the Every Student Succeeds Act to provide all families with access to great neighborhood public schools, or promote the dangerous, destructive approaches that Donald Trump’s education secretary nominee advocates to undermine and privatize public education. “It’s our obligation, as a society, to provide all families with access to great neighborhood public schools,” said Weingarten. “The Trump administration can follow the will of the people and […]