Posted on 11/23/2016 2:18:48 PM PST by mdittmar
Eskelsen García: Trump nominee supports failed education policies that hurt students
WASHINGTON - November 23, 2016 -
The Trump administration announced today its plan to nominate Betsy DeVos, best known for her anti-public education campaigns, for the position of Secretary of Education.
The following statement can be attributed to NEA President Lily Eskelsen García:
“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.”
The ONLY thing the NEA is for is advancing teachers pay and prstige...
All at the cost of the “necessary evil”...The students...
Not in our state. Thank God.
Huge endorsement.
I dunno...really hard to believe anyone at NEA is calm and rational enought to actually type this out
Garcia is the reason why the US ranks 26th among developed nations in education. Obviously Garcia isn’t interested in all students
I would like to see that because everything else I have seen is she is for it. Of course Trump is against it which is good.
I also read he had a place at TRUMP Tower or one of TRUMP's buildings
In short, the NEA opposes her. That’s as good an endorsement as any.
I once was a small college assistant football coach...I actually heard a professor say that his research was hampered by having to hold classes for the “necassary evil”, the students....
I don’t know about my state. Our daughter is only 14 months so we have a bit to wait but a friend from childhood Home schools in OK and she has to show her kids a CC video at a minimum a week (I think she said it was 2 hours).
I AGREE! My daughter is a teacher. After doing her student teaching in college, she is adamant about only teaching in
private schools even if the pay is less. Here in Liberal Land, even the experience teachers told her to avoid teaching in public schools here.
She has been teaching in a private school and loves it.
Public education is for public educators
the kids are just educator fodder
Congress can simply pass a law that says any state which receives Federal funding, guarantees or reimbursements must preclude negotiation with any employees via collective bargaining.
Throughout their state, down to every municipality.
For any and all positions.
Or all such funding ceases upon June 1st, 2017.
You have that backwards. The DoEd is nothing but the governmental arm of the NEA.
Oh, I agree—I’d outlaw all public sector unions, before taking away the legislation we have that also gives private sector unions special rights and protections. (If the mass of workers wants to walk off the job at risk of firing, that’s fine with me—I just don’t want the government involved putting a thumb on the scale for the showdown.)
But most immediately, the most kids would be helped by 1) teaching pure phonics and 2) allowing discipline, including expulsion, in the classroom again.
I taught at a University for a couple of years and that is how most feel. They are there to get their pet theories (research) paid for the students are a hassle.
Of course my attorney husband said they used to tell him in law school “Practicing Law would be great if it weren’t for the clients” He agrees and pretty much retired after 10 years. He keeps his license up and does some pro bono stuff but that’s it. Fortunately the farm is large enough to provide a good income.
Remember the Air Traffic Controllers Union???
They walked off the job abd Reagan had them all fired and replaced....
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