How Betsy Devos Conducts Education Reforms Courtesy Of Vast Contributions from the Devos Family Foundation Betsy DeVos and the DeVos family are generally known for many things. Apart from serving as the 11th United States Secretary of Education, Betsy and her husband, Dick, have become synonymous with funding Republican candidates countrywide in the buildup to the General Elections. By funding, Betsy and the family at large have spent millions of dollars from their staggering fortune for campaign financing. However, Betsy DeVos has uniquely carved her reputation by spending a sizable amount from her fortune for philanthropic contributions. In essence, the billionaire couple’s charitable contributions paint a stark image of their Christian
According to reports, educators and school teachers are not happy with Trump’s future education system head and they are going to challenge his choice, cites Sunshine State News. Teachers are saying that Betsy DeVos is totally out of touch with the public school education system and is therefore not fit to run it. Not everyone agreed that DeVos is the right person to lead a new path for the United States Education System and for them, House
In addition less educated people means less opportunities to become what they want in life, more or less due to the fact that Betsy DeVos does not support public schools and wants to cut some funding. It's a commonly known fact the majority of children in the United States go to public school making families with less money unable to have their children get an equal chance at education. Usually a common thing some people say is that we should just give her a shot and see what is the worst that can happen but history tends to repeat
She has a bachelor's degree in business administration and political science. Plus, there is no evidence she received teaching credentials or ever took courses in Education. Her involvement in Education has been on the political stage and not in the schools. However, the fundamental problem is her lack of administrative proficiency in Education.
Today Representative Nancy Pelosi (Democrat-CA 18th district) becomes the first woman elected as Speaker of US House of Representatives. She is arguably the most powerful woman in Washington DC; Senator Clinton notwithstanding. It is the beginning of 110th congress, the first time democrats have held the majority in 12 years. However, Speaker Pelosi is no stranger to historical firsts. Speaker Pelosi made history in 2002 when she became the first woman elected House Democratic minority leader.
During the Obama administration, the Appointee for the department of education did not support for-profit colleges but as for the new appointee she is in favor of it. She believes that nothing is free and does not believe in public education. As for schools k-12, her idea is based on a plan called “tax credit scholarships (Kamenetz).” Under this plan, companies will either balance or cancel out tax responsibility, and will offer scholarships to students so they can attend private schools, but the downside of this plan is that 70% of these scholarships go to religious schools (Kamenetz). DeVos will aim make more of private, virtual, religious, and for-profit schools, and make them beneficial, and will leave it up to the states on how they want to expand.
“If there is one message that echoes forth from this conference, let it be that human rights are women’s rights and women’s rights are human rights once and for all” (Clinton). Hillary Rodham Clinton has become famous for that statement during her speech to the United Nations 4th World Conference on Women plenary session. On September 5, 1995, in Beijing, China, country representatives came together to hear the first lady Hillary Rodham Clinton deliver her speech. As an advocate seeking a particular outcome, Hillary Clinton produced a speech to promote the empowerment of women worldwide and bring attention to the atrocities committed against women.
The Senate Confirmation Hearing over Betsy DeVos and her possible position as Secretary of Education took place on January 17, 2017. In her opening remarks, DeVos made it quite clear that she does not believe traditional public schools are a good fit for every child. " Parents no longer believe that a one-size-fits-all model of learning meets the needs of every child," she said. "And they know other options exist, whether magnet, virtual, charter, home, faith-based or any other combination."
The 2016 American presidential election will go down in history as one of the most shocking, controversy filled and contentious elections of all time. Business mogul and reality TV star, Donald Trump, defied all odds and became the 45th president of the United states. This unexpected outcome sparked numerous debates and protest all over the US, all over the world. But no matter how outraged, disappointed, and frustrated people were, it wouldn't change the fact that he was their new democratically elected leader who won the votes and hearts of the majority of the country, because he did, right?
Back to School is a speech which was delivered by Barack Obama, current President of the United States, at Wakefield High School in Arlington, Virginia, on the first day of school in 2009. It was also broadcast to other schools across the country. He starts with making clear that he is sympathetic with how tough it is for many of the students to get up this early, particularly the older ones who’d probably much rather have “stayed in bed just a little longer this morning ”. This is done in an attempt to make it clear to the students that he has not lost all connection to his past.
For over 10 years, states and schools all through this nation have worked inside of the thin limitations the No Child Left Behind law. Getting past the law and supplant it with one that broadens opportunity, assembles flexibility and gives schools and instructors a better measure of the benefits they require. Turning 50 years old in January, the Elementary and secondary Education Act (ESEA), also referred to as the No Child left behind, is one of the most important education law in the country. ESEA planned to give students living in destitution, minority students and other people who had truly battled for a reasonable chance, to a limited extent, by giving billions of dollars in Title I finances to schools with high focuses of neediness, and by supporting instructor proficient improvement, and different essentials. The strategy behind the numbers is
Let the games begin! Winter is the time of the year when the legendary Winter Olympic games commence. Multiple athletes compete and make their countries proud. Canadian Olympic athlete Heather Moyse, a highly recognized bobsledder has competed in numerous Winter Olympic games and has earned herself a title as a Women's Bobsledding champion throughout Canada. Not only is Heather a breath-taking athlete, but she has become an inspirational motivational speaker and has written her own inspirational book.
Do you ever wonder what a world made out of yourself would feel like? Now I’m not saying the physical earth would be made from your body parts, a really mortifying thought, but the world inhabited by you. Well, you and about seven billion duplicates of you. The world full of you, all in agreement… or not. Your world would be a chaotic mess.
On September 8, 2009 in Arlington, Virginia, President Barack Obama issued a “Back to School” speech. In this speech, he outlined the importance of a student’s education and how it may reflect on their future. President Obama plans to encourage students to try their hardest in the upcoming school year by convincing them to “put their best effort into everything that they do” no matter how challenging life may get at times. Succeeding in school is not always easy due to other challenges in life, but it is definitely not impossible. Growing up, Barack was raised by a single mother who did not have loads of money to send him to school with the other American children.
Oprah starts off her speech by bringing up the time when she was a little girl watching the 36th annual Academy Awards. She tells us when it happened which was in 1964. She tells that that while she was watching the Academy Awards she was sitting on the floor in her mother's house. Oprah tells us what type of floor it was and I believe that she tells us this so that we can get imagine in our heads. She watched as Anne Bancroft presented an oscar to the winner who was Sidney Poitier.
