Why parents are concerned about Trump’s appointment for USED

Many of the parents who have been active in combating Common Core and its many tentacles in the past six years are expressing amazement at the appointment of Betsy DeVos as Secretary of Education. One such parent, Jenni White, Education Director of Reclaim Oklahoma Parent Empowerment (ROPE), posted a long blog on Thursday, November 24, 2016, in which she listed several major concerns. They can be summarized as follows: DeVos has no direct public education experience.  DeVos has not worked in pu

Many of the parents who have been active in combating Common Core and its many tentacles in the past six years are expressing amazement at the appointment of Betsy DeVos as Secretary of Education. One such parent, Jenni White, Education Director of Reclaim Oklahoma Parent Empowerment (ROPE), posted a long blog on Thursday, November 24, 2016, in which she listed several major concerns. They can be summarized as follows: DeVos has no direct public education experience.  DeVos has not worked in pu…