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DeVos Slammed For Calling Black Colleges 'Pioneers' Of School Choice
Education Secretary Betsy DeVos on Monday night released a statement suggesting that historically black colleges were the product of a "school choice" movement, prompting swift backlash on Twitter and from Democratic lawmakers.
"They started from the fact that there were too many students in America who did not have equal access to education," DeVos said in a statement. "They saw that the system wasn’t working, that there was an absence of opportunity, so they took it upon themselves to provide the solution."
"HBCUs are real pioneers when it comes to school choice," she added. "They are living proof that when more options are provided to students, they are afforded greater access and greater quality. Their success has shown that more options help students flourish."
DeVos' statement painting African Americans' efforts to create higher education options for themselves in a segregated society as a "choice" earned her criticism from Democratic members of Congress and others:
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people are so sensitive
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The problem is it doesnt matter. The people that are making the decisions want to ? public schools.
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Not surprised by her statement.
That is her truth and she spoke on it.
Its 100% wrong but that is how some of these people really feel.
Say what you mean and mean what you say.
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Inaccurate, but she ain't said nothing worthy of twitter fingers.
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Not surprised by her statement.
That is her truth and she spoke on it.
Its 100% wrong but that is how some of these people really feel.
Say what you and mean what you say.
I love it.
there is only one truth.
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fortyacres wrote: »
? you know what the ? that means.
Perception is reality.
A person's perception can be 100% wrong but that don't stop it from being their reality
Just like that is truth to her regardless of if being wrong which I already said. -
fortyacres wrote: »
? you know what the ? that means.
Perception is reality.
A person's perception can be 100% wrong but that don't stop it from being their reality
Just like that is truth to her regardless of if being wrong which I already said.
I know what you mean as well. But it's not accurate.
The ? is lying. That's what needs to be said.
#bitchstoplying -
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Not surprised by her statement.
That is her truth and she spoke on it.
Its 100% wrong but that is how some of these people really feel.
Say what you mean and mean what you say.
I love it.
She also happens to be the head of the Dept. of Education for the entire ? country. -
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Whats your point?
My point is that you were incredibly vocal about your decision to not vote in the last election and it suits you to downplay the repercussions or that choice or to mischaracterize statements like this as "she's speaking her mind and I love it" without regard to the context or implications of this particular person and the power she wields and the effects that it will have on society for years to come.
Your myopia is self-serving but it's also transparent to those of us who pay attention. -
I dont know ? about what all this is about, but i know this ? and the rest of that cabinet needs to die.
That trump news where he ate a well done steak with ketchup sent me over the edge, its time for a revolution. -
people are so sensitive
It's not sensitivity when you realize that shes gonna gut public education -
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Whats your point?
My point is that you were incredibly vocal about your decision to not vote in the last election and it suits you to downplay the repercussions or that choice or to mischaracterize statements like this as "she's speaking her mind and I love it" without regard to the context or implications of this particular person and the power she wields and the effects that it will have on society for years to come.
Your myopia is self-serving but it's also transparent to those of us who pay attention.
Damn you all loud and wrong(my fault thats just your truth) just like she is. I actually voted never said I wouldn't vote. I just said my local elections has more of an affect on my day to day life than the presidential election. I don't care who votes and who doesn't everybody has choices to make and they make them no matter how smart or dumb the choice is anybody else.
You mad or feel some type of way cause I love that white people making fools out of themselves and this country?
If so well continue being mad or feeling a way cause I'm going to keep loving how this country's fake ass image round the world and here is being destroyed and if it brings down this whole system that we are living under EVEN ? BETTER to ME!!
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Young Stef wrote: »?
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FTB!!
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Whats your point?
My point is that you were incredibly vocal about your decision to not vote in the last election and it suits you to downplay the repercussions or that choice or to mischaracterize statements like this as "she's speaking her mind and I love it" without regard to the context or implications of this particular person and the power she wields and the effects that it will have on society for years to come.
Your myopia is self-serving but it's also transparent to those of us who pay attention.
Damn you all loud and wrong(my fault thats just your truth) just like she is. I actually voted never said I wouldn't vote. I just said my local elections has more of an affect on my day to day life than the presidential election. I don't care who votes and who doesn't everybody has choices to make and they make them no matter how smart or dumb the choice is anybody else.
You mad or feel some type of way cause I love that white people making fools out of themselves and this country?
If so well continue being mad or feeling a way cause I'm going to keep loving how this country's fake ass image round the world and here is being destroyed and if it brings down this whole system that we are living under EVEN ? BETTER to ME!!
hey... you asked. -
I always wonder, "was Betsy DeVos hot when she was younger?" She looks like she does milf porn
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Whats your point?
My point is that you were incredibly vocal about your decision to not vote in the last election and it suits you to downplay the repercussions or that choice or to mischaracterize statements like this as "she's speaking her mind and I love it" without regard to the context or implications of this particular person and the power she wields and the effects that it will have on society for years to come.
Your myopia is self-serving but it's also transparent to those of us who pay attention.
Damn you all loud and wrong(my fault thats just your truth) just like she is. I actually voted never said I wouldn't vote. I just said my local elections has more of an affect on my day to day life than the presidential election. I don't care who votes and who doesn't everybody has choices to make and they make them no matter how smart or dumb the choice is anybody else.
You mad or feel some type of way cause I love that white people making fools out of themselves and this country?
If so well continue being mad or feeling a way cause I'm going to keep loving how this country's fake ass image round the world and here is being destroyed and if it brings down this whole system that we are living under EVEN ? BETTER to ME!!
hey... you asked.
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