Education laid waste

Now is the time to stand up for public education and reject President Trump’s disastrous “school choice” agenda.

President’s Trump’s devastating education policies are another step closer to reality. The administration’s recent budget announcement follows his appointment of Education Secretary Betsy DeVos and White House Education Adviser Rob Goad to lead the charge against public schools and marginalized students in favor of a deregulated and highly segmented system.

In her February Kappan column, “Choice for education secretary,” Maria Ferguson points out that DeVos, on her own, has only limited power to implement this agenda. Still, I remain deeply concerned. Given the unblinking support that DeVos receives from Congress and the executive branch, she could do a lot of damage.