McD Happy Meal schools for all in Seattle with SPS IT Officer John Krull

McD Happy Meal schools for all in Seattle with SPS IT Officer John Krull
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This article was originally published in The Progressive. Long before she became Secretary of Education, Betsy DeVos was pushing online education. Check out this statement from a 2013 interview: “We are trying to tear down the mindset that assigns students to a school based solely on the zip code of their family’s home. We advocate instead […]

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This article was originally published in The Progressive.

Long before she became Secretary of Education, Betsy DeVos was pushing online education.

Check out this statement from a 2013 interview:

“We are trying to tear down the mindset that assigns students to a school based solely on the zip code of their family’s home. We advocate instead for as much freedom as possible. One long-term trend that’s working in our favor is technology. It seems to me that, in the internet age, the tendency to equate “education” with “specific school buildings” is going to be greatly diminished.”

And, if you are hellbent on making education a profitable business, as many of DeVos’s allies are, moving education online eliminates the expense of a brick and mortar building, as well as cutting down on salaries for teachers and support staff. Instead of a teacher, there is a tutor, who might even be…

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