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Tanuki

(14,918 posts)
Mon Mar 27, 2017, 08:05 PM Mar 2017

Trump's de facto First Lady/fantasy mate Ivanka and Betsy DeVos

will pretend they know something about STEM education and "empowering women". Meanwhile, Pell grants and scientific research funds are being slashed, and these two are serving an administration openly hostile to science.

https://www.ed.gov/news/media-advisories/us-secretary-education-betsy-devos-ivanka-trump-highlight-stem-education-local-students-nasa-leaders

Event Date 1 : March 28, 2017 - 9:45 a.m

U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos and Ivanka Trump will visit the Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum in downtown Washington, D.C., on Tuesday, March 28. They will highlight the importance of science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) education. They’ll discuss empowering young women to pursue STEM-related careers and introduce a viewing of the acclaimed film Hidden Figures. The event will be attended by local students with an interest in STEM from schools in D.C., Maryland and Virginia.

Who:
U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos
Ivanka Trump
Kay Hire, NASA astronaut
J.R. “Jack” Dailey, John and Adrienne Mars Director, Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum
Barbara Gruber, PhD, aerospace educator, Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum
Rae Stewart, student educator, Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum

What:
Visit to Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum to highlight the importance of education in STEM fields and related opportunities for young women

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Trump's de facto First Lady/fantasy mate Ivanka and Betsy DeVos (Original Post) Tanuki Mar 2017 OP
If Ivanka wants to advocate for the exact same education she's had... LakeArenal Mar 2017 #1

LakeArenal

(28,817 posts)
1. If Ivanka wants to advocate for the exact same education she's had...
Mon Mar 27, 2017, 08:15 PM
Mar 2017

I am ready to support her.
Quite frankly, of all Dump's minions and accomplices, Ivanka seems the smartest.. Of course, isn't a requirement of Steppford Wives (and daughters) to have stimulating conversations with the men...

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