Some students, scholars are stranded outside U.S., schools say.
DeVos vows to uphold IDEA — but then plugs voucher program that forces students to sign away rights under the law.
DeVos's nomination may be the most contentious of Trump's nominees.
Republican governor picks Common Core critic.
Choice supporters don't much like to talk about this.
"Much of this makes me wonder why our leaders don’t embrace the 'first choice' so many parents and teachers advocate: the improvement of all public schools so that there are excellent schools in every neighborhood in America?"
"The narrative that public schools are failing, teachers are widely ineffective, and that politicians and business people are the ones to 'fix' all of these problems can sound more compelling than the truth."
Their concerns are listed in a letter being sent to members of the Senate panel that will vote on her nomination by President Trump.
Ravitch, who used to work for Alexander at the Education Department, writes open letter to her former boss.
President Trump’s nomination of Michigan billionaire Betsy DeVos as U.S. education secretary may well have resulted in the most contentious confirmation process among his Cabinet picks. DeVos’s supporters say she is a strong supporter of school “choice” who will not harm traditional public schools, while her critics say that her decades-long activism in education show […]
