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riversedge

(70,189 posts)
Tue Feb 28, 2017, 12:47 PM Feb 2017

To DeVos--"To paint historically black colleges as pioneers of "school choice" is like saying the M

My beef is that Devos is taking the work 'choice" as used to today--and applying to history!! This does NOT work =( but I know she and RW will continue to use it).

Today's 'choice' schools are funded with money--taken out of Public edu funds!! Historically Black colleges were NOT funded with public funds (correct me if I am wrong).



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Farhad Manjoo Retweeted adam harris

To paint historically black colleges as pioneers of "school choice" is like saying the Montgomery bus boycott was a transportation startup.


The above tweet was replying to this tweet from Devos!



adam harris
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Inbox: @BetsyDeVosED statement on today's meeting with HBCU leaders



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To DeVos--"To paint historically black colleges as pioneers of "school choice" is like saying the M (Original Post) riversedge Feb 2017 OP
"when more options are provided to students" Martin Eden Feb 2017 #1
she has no clue whatsoever. spanone Feb 2017 #2

Martin Eden

(12,863 posts)
1. "when more options are provided to students"
Tue Feb 28, 2017, 02:05 PM
Feb 2017

Jesus Christ on a cracker -- those black colleges were created because PoC did not have the option of attending whites-only colleges.
The Secretary of Education can't help but reveal her ignorance.

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