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Author of #HostagesNoMore. Passionate about quality education for children and an advocate of education freedom. Tweets from Betsy are signed "-Betsy."
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I appreciate the Senate's diligence & am honored to serve as Secretary. Let's improve options & outcomes for all US students.
Many of you are asking about Common Core. To clarify, I am not a supporter—period. Read my full stance, here: betsydevos.com/qa/
I'll say it again: You misspelled parents.
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Teachers know what is best for their kids because they are with them every day.
We must trust teachers.
... and just who exactly caused those "tough couple of years" for kids?
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100% @GovWhitmer! “After a tough couple of years, our kids need additional support to catch up and get on track for long-term success." @aftmichigan bit.ly/3lhjGTa
Day 1 on the job is done, but we’re only getting started. Now where do I find the pencils? :)
I am honored to work with the President-elect on his vision to make American education great again. The status quo in ed is not acceptable.
... says the guy who needlessly kept schools closed for nearly two years, because the union bosses made him.
Putting parents in charge of education decisions wouldn't "destroy" public education. It would protect students from politicians like you.
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Republicans are trying to destroy public education.
Banning history. Banning books. Banning student speech.
And now Betsy DeVos is admitting it. twitter.com/NoLieWithBTC/s…
I shared my appreciation for their work and my goal: to ensure we have the world’s most innovative, student-centric public education system.
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KJP: "If you buy a car, you are expected to pay the monthly payment...It's that simple."
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Honored to earn your support, & ! If confirmed, I look forward to fighting for quality education for all students.
Proud to celebrate National #SchoolChoice Week. Every child deserves access to a quality school. Together, let's put kids first! -Betsy
Getting to know the incredible team. A true honor to join them! Look forward to meeting each and every one of you.
Every day, millions of students exercise some form of #SchoolChoice! Join me in celebrating National School Choice Week! -Betsy
I'm going to keep the conversation going on my official channel, . Please join me there!
3 key things that are true:
1⃣ This is 100% illegal.
2⃣ This is unfair to everyone who paid their loan or never took one out.
3⃣ This doesn't fix anything. College tuition will keep rising, and students will keep taking on debt.
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There's been some talk about student loan debt relief. I'm proud to say it's true. twitter.com/nowthisnews/st…
Congrats to the Florida families who have a clear path toward more opportunity due to #SchoolChoice w/ today’s FL Supreme Court decision!
Honored to witness the historic Inauguration and swearing-in ceremony for the 45th President of the United States!
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Betsy DeVos will be great Secretary of Education.her passion for every child having a good education is proven by years of work in Michigan
Together, we can work to make transformational change to ensure every student has the opportunity to fulfill his or her highest potential.
You just gave $715 million to a Chinese company, .
You're darn right I think we should give disadvantaged Michigan families $500 million to pick the best school for their kids!
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The Dixon-DeVos school voucher scheme would slash $500 million from public schools and leave our kids behind.
Michigan families deserve better.
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I’ve always said education freedom is a “when” not an “if.” Its enactment is inevitable because it’s a policy so obviously better for students and families.
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Arkansas made history today, setting the education model for the nation.
The failed status quo is dead, and hope is alive for every kid in our state!
Watching the parade was an incredible experience! Here's another photo from this afternoon:
Oh, Randi. Where to begin?!
- you strong-armed the & districts to keep schools closed
- you passed resolutions affirming CRT & radical gender theory, not the "basics"
- you are orchestrating strikes nationwide, which will cause further learning loss
You are the problem.
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Thankfully after two years of disruption from a pandemic that killed more than 1 mil Americans, schools are already working on helping kids recover and thrive. This is a year to accelerate learning by rebuilding relationships, focusing on the basics nytimes.com/2022/09/01/us/
Thanks Thurgood Marshall Academy for welcoming me. I enjoyed speaking w/ your terrific students & school leaders! #SchoolChoice
Yup!
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It is WAY past time to abolish the Department of Education!
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Looking forward to a day filled with food and family. Happy #Thanksgiving to you and your loved ones!
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.@BetsyDeVos has been a champion of education reform for decades and is a fantastic choice to lead the Department of Education.
Michigan families won't be fooled. Whitmer closed the schools, and kids across the state suffered.
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Greatly appreciate all the support and interest. At this time, all comments are deferred to
Apologies for the earlier error, everyone. Proof our staff members are only human! :)
yup.
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Gov. continues to deliver! This transformational plan will bring #EducationFreedom to EVERY student in Arkansas, improve outcomes, reward great teachers, and so much more. Let's get it done!
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Today, I am delivering on my promise to do the most transformational, bold, conservative education reform in the country 
. gets it: the school unions have been exposed, and parents are done having their kids held hostage to the union bosses radical agenda!
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Really, ? "That's how it should be"? Only those who can afford to - like you and - get to send their kids to better schools, while the poor are just trapped in low-performing government schools? How "progressive" of you!
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CNN's Michael Smerconish: "Our children all went to [private school]. But here's the thing. We paid for that education, my wife and me"
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.@BetsyDeVos is a tireless champion of children and a worthy selection to serve as Secretary of Education. walberg.house.gov/news/documents
It was an honor to meet, listen, learn, and engage with advocates and leaders from last night. Proud of the work they do!
... it's almost as if we should fund individual students, not government school systems. #SchoolChoiceNow
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Our students' educational resources should not depend on where they live or how they look. It’s on us to make sure every student is given the right to an equitable and rich education.
Horace Mann, the founder of America's government-run education system, said parents are to be looked upon as having given "hostages to our cause."
Today, the school unions are holding our students hostage to their political agendas.
It's time to make our kids #HostagesNoMore!
"The Biden administration said that its promotion of the radical [critical race theory] group...was an 'error.'"
It's not called an "error" -- it's called getting caught.
Parents: take note.
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Revealing moment at White House briefing by Covid coordinator Dr. Ashish Jha and WH spokeswoman Karine Jean-Pierre. Answered all Covid questions until this one... whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/
Glad to hear changed his mind and agrees girls shouldn't have to shower with boys at school. Now time to take the next step and rescind their disastrous #TitleIX regulation that would require schools to allow boys in the girls locker room.
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Today, I confronted Biden's Education Secretary over policies permitting men in girls' restrooms and locker rooms. I proudly advocated for the girls at Waterloo High School in Illinois and pushed the Secretary to backtrack on forcing our daughters to shower with men at school.
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Let's go!
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Today is the final vote on the boldest education reform in America.
It's time to empower parents with universal school choice, recruit and reward great teachers with higher pay, and educate, not indoctrinate, our kids.
We will lead the nation and give hope to a new generation.
Perhaps we should fund students, not systems.
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We must resist the temptation to return to systems that were not serving all students well. We must fight complacency with the same urgency we fought COVID for the last few years because lives depend on it.
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I think every kid, in every zip code, in every state should have access to every education opportunity possible.
I guess, for some, that isn’t the consensus view. washingtonpost.com/education/2023
Education decisions should be made at the MOST local level: the family.
Our plan returned as much money and control to states, localities, and families as possible: reason.com/2020/02/10/bet
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Former Secretary of Education @BetsyDeVos tells me she had a plan to ABOLISH the Department of Education and return the power to parents, but Congress wasn't interested: "Bottom line, there was no action taken. But there IS a way to shut down the Department."
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"Every Democrat who listened to Weingarten as if she were some kind of authority and not just a thug using a calamity to collect riches for her members should be held responsible Tuesday."
Students' knowledge of U.S. history is at an all-time low. This is what you get when you teach #CRT, DEI & the 1619 Project instead of the Declaration of Independence, the #Constitution & the Gettysburg Address.
There is simply no excuse for a violent mob attacking . These radicals will stop at nothing to try and silence the voices demanding common sense prevail. But Riley is right: we will #ProtectTitleIX and #SaveWomensSports. Woke won't win!
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EXCLUSIVE FROM RILEY GAINES: "I was hit in the face by a man dressed as a woman and threatened by a racist mob for daring to speak out against an extreme trans movement erasing female athletes like me... But I refuse to be silenced!"
@Riley_Gaines_
dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1The new data on students' knowledge of history and civics is abysmal. There's no other way to describe it. These are the lowest scores ever recorded:
➡️13% are proficient in U.S. history
➡️20% are proficient in civics
Bravo ! More than 60,000 more Sunshine State students will now have the opportunity to learn in the ways and places that work best for them. Florida continues to lead the way funding students, not systems!
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Today in Hialeah, I signed HB 7045 into law, which creates more opportunities and flexibility in both schooling and educational services for millions of low-income scholarship families as well as students with unique abilities.
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They aren't teachers unions. They're school unions.
They don't advocate for teachers, students or families. They advocate for the system and for their power.
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School closures broke the education system. 3 years later, kids have not recovered, and many districts are in free fall.
As a former public school teacher, I saw first-hand how the union’s actions created this disaster. My latest for @tabletmag tabletmag.com/sections/news/
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A major, major win for kids and families in Arizona. Congratulations to Gov. and all the legislative leaders for putting students first!
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SIGNED: THE MOST EXPANSIVE SCHOOL CHOICE LEGISLATION IN THE NATION
This is a monumental moment for all of Arizona’s students. Our kids will no longer be locked in under-performing schools. 1/ azgovernor.gov/governor/news/
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Also, Michigan spends $20 BILLION each year on K-12 government schools, many of which aren't a good fit for the students assigned to them.
$500 Million to fund students directly is 2.5% of that.
I believe in students, and I trust parents. Why don't you, ?
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Today’s action of getting student loan debt relief to borrowers is about opportunity. It’s about giving people a fair shot.
It’s about making sure folks have the breathing room they need to buy a house, open a business, start a family, and save for their future.
Amen!
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I want to make sure every single kid—no matter their zip code—has access to the best education that fits their needs.
That’s why it’s so important that parents have a choice!
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They still don't know how to answer this question, because there is no logical way to answer this question.
didn't fare any better:
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RCP's Wegmann Asks WH If There Will Be Any Forgiveness For People Who Paid Their Student Loans realclearpolitics.com/video/2022/04/
Nothing to see here... just three friendly Socialists discussing how the state can further take control of your kids.
#EducationFreedom #HostagesNoMore
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TONIGHT: Tune in at 7:15 p.m. ET for a livestreamed town hall on the teacher pay crisis in America. I will be joined by NEA President @BeckyPringle and AFT President @rweingarten, among other educators and teachers.
A strong choice! What a contrast: reminding America we must put students first and that #ParentsMatter, versus big school unions-first message.
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I’m honored to have the opportunity to address the nation after the State of the Union on Tuesday.
What America needs – and what Republicans are offering – is a return to common sense and a commitment to the ideals that made America the land of the free and home of the brave.
More logic: The cost of college keeps increasing, so if the government just subsidizes it more, everything will be fixed!
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President Biden believes a college education is a ticket to the middle class. Today’s announcement on student debt relief delivers on that promise.
Learn more: whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/
Just another reason our kids must be #HostagesNoMore to an education system that all too often puts adults first.
On sale next week! amazon.com/Hostages-No-Mo
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Former Secretary of Education @BetsyDeVos tells me just how "synonymous" the teachers unions have become with the Democrat Party: "99.7% of all the political funds contributed go DIRECTLY to Democrat candidates or officeholders."
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COMMON SENSE PREVAILS
Everyone knew the debt scheme was illegal, including , who said so during the campaign and early in his presidency. Today, the Supreme Court simply agreed. The President cannot spend taxpayer money without Congressional approval.
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Another smart move by ! There is no valid reason for blanket degree requirements, which are a big part of why the cost of college just keeps going up.
America's big school union bosses:
❌Ignoring the 53 Illinois schools where no students are at grade level
✅Protesting out-of-state politicians to advance their woke agenda
"Enough is enough. Detroit public schools are slated to spend > $26,000 per student this school year...Michigan’s average private school tuition is roughly 1/4 of that amount ($7,233 per student in 2022). That money should go directly to families..."
... and a real kick in the teeth to the 8.6 million Michiganders who don't have loans (especially those who faithfully paid theirs back) and just got handed the bill.
As if the rising cost of gas and groceries wasn't enough of an insult.
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The decision to cancel $10,000 in student loan debt and $20,000 for Pell Grant recipients will make a real difference for 1.4 million Michiganders that have student loans. Putting money back in their pockets and lifting a huge burden off their backs.
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SMOKING GUN: Whistleblowers reveal the FBI has labeled dozens of investigations into parents with a threat tag created by the FBI’s Counterterrorism Division
Their words speak for themselves.
It isn't about your kids or education.
It's about their power.
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Our schools do not run without Local 99.
Our solidarity must be visible. Our solidarity must be public. That means being on a picket line every day of the strike.
This is how we show our power. THIS IS HOW WE WIN. 
Happy National #SchoolChoice Week!
Let's work to give EVERY family in EVERY state the tools and power needed to make the right choice for their child's education.
#SchoolChoiceNow
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The national emergency isn’t COVID. The national emergency is what the union-driven school lockdowns have done to America’s students.
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Not a single student can do math at grade level in 53 #Illinois schools. For reading, it’s 30 schools. Not 1 single student. Education data from @ISBEnews
It's yet another indictment of the state’s educational system. Via @Wirepoints
wirepoints.org/not-a-single-s #twill #SchoolChoice…
Very proud of what the reform community is doing to help
children everywhere in America. philanthropyroundtable.org/topic/excellen
Exactly right, . "Let’s give parents the resources so they can make the right choice for their children."
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"Frederick Douglass once said, 'Education means emancipation. It means light and liberty. It means the uplifting of the soul of man into the glorious light of truth, the light by which men can only be made free."
richmond.com/opinion/column #everforward #virginia
Maybe instead of making lame videos, you should veto the bills on your desk that would destroy Michigan's reading accountability system.
Happy to explain why they're fundamental to ensuring kids can read:
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Developing strong reading skills is fundamental to every child’s success. Throughout the month, I’ve had the pleasure of reading with students around the state. My budget supports lifelong literacy by investing in tutors and literacy coaches for Michigan students.
When even the gets it...
"Canceling this debt... would set a bad precedent...Such a move is legally dubious, economically unsound, politically fraught and educationally problematic."
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THANK YOU for reading #HostagesNoMore and making it a national bestseller!
If you haven't yet, I hope you'll consider ordering a copy and joining the discussion on how we can do better for our kids.
amazon.com/Hostages-No-Mo
It's time for the Supreme Court to bring an end to this insanity and uphold teacher's clear First Amendment rights.
I was proud to join to stand with Coach Kennedy.
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Is America still a free country? This week on the Glenn Beck Podcast, I sit down with Coach Joe Kennedy, whose silent prayers after games are now being fought in the Supreme Court.
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The LA school union needlessly kept kids out of school during COVID because of their radical & woke demands.
Now they're again keeping more than 500k kids out of school because they want a 30% raise.
Our kids must be #HostagesNoMore!
"Follow the science? More like follow the political science."
The Court didn't mince words: “In this country, we are not ruled by an all-powerful executive with a pen and a phone. Instead, we are ruled by a Constitution that provides for three distinct and independent branches of government.”
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(1/2) TX JUDGE BLOCKS @POTUS STUDENT LOAN FORGIVENESS:
@Grady_Trimble reporting LIVE - another one of the many legal challenges now revolving around this issue:
@BillHemmer @DanaPerino
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Even the gets it: Biden’s student loan announcement is a regressive, expensive mistake
It's also flatly illegal.
The Trump Administration and Obama Administration's lawyers both came to that same conclusion.
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Taxpayers have no way of knowing what Biden's unilateral actions will truly cost when @usedgov is consistently off budget EVERY year by BILLIONS of dollars.
This is no way to govern.
Read more via @EDLaborGOP's blog here
republicans-edlabor.house.gov/news/documents
republicans-edlabor.house.gov/news/documents
After two years of closed schools and learning loss, it's time to #LetMIKidsLearn! Mail in your petitions today, Michigan!
Thanks again for your support, !
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Great Education Roundtable in Michigan today with @BetsyDeVos! We urge every Michigander to sign the Petition to #LetMIKidsLearn & give every Parent the Right to Choose where their Kids go to School!
When we give every Parent a Choice, we give every Student a Chance!
What a country where 80% of students aren't proficient in civics looks like:
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MUST WATCH: @SenJohnKennedy Questions Biden Judicial Nominee
KENNEDY: "Tell me what Article V of the Constitution does."
BJELKENGREN: "Article V is not coming to mind."
KENNEDY: "How about Article II?"
BJELKENGREN: "Neither is Article II."
KENNEDY: "OKAY..."
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I'm confident that our student debt relief plan is legal. But it’s on hold because Republican officials want to block it.
That's why @SecCardona is extending the payment pause to no later than June 30, 2023, giving the Supreme Court time to hear the case in its current term.
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Even if you support student loan cancellation, there's no denying it doesn't fix the underlying problem of runaway college tuition. "Free money" from Washington is the problem, not the solution!
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Why would colleges try to control tuition if students don’t have to worry about taking on too much debt since their payments will be capped?
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Thank you for putting students first, Gov. ! A brighter future is now possible for so many kids in Arizona. I hope many more across America follow your lead!
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Arizona’s kids now have more educational opportunities than ever before — and now, the sky’s the limit for their exciting futures ahead.
Fund students, not systems!
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Great fun at #FFest22 talking about how we ensure our children are #HostagesNoMore.
Families know EXACTLY where the blame lies: America's school-closer-in-chief
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Randi Weingarten now wants parents—especially if they’re voters next week—to forgive her and her political allies without holding them accountable. Sorry, that lets them off way too easy.
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You aren’t putting students first with yet another top-down, one-size-fits-all, illegal mandate from Washington.
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Students first. nytimes.com/2021/08/18/us/
1776 > 1619
"We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness."
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