#dump devos

[tonomato39]

Call the Senate to Stop Trump's Pick for Education Secretary, Betsy DeVos

“My name is _____ and I am calling to let the Senator know that I would like him/her to oppose the appointment of Betsy DeVos for Secretary of Education. DeVos has lobbied on behalf of for-profit schools, which consistently fail the students that they are supposed to serve. Even worse, she has yet to mention the $1.3 trillion student debt crisis impacting over 44 million Americans. Her attacks on public schools and support for privatized education disproportionately impacts people of color and LGBTQ students, meaning less equal opportunities for ALL students nationwide. I want my tax dollars to stay in my community to support my public schools and their students. Betsy DeVos is the wrong choice for parents and students. Betsy DeVos is unqualified to serve as Secretary of Education.”

Senators Susan Collins and Lisa Murkowski will vote “No” on Betsy DeVos. We need just one more Republican vote. The above link includes a call script and the numbers of Republican senators to call. Please call and signal boost.

[therobbinsnest]

Haaaaaaaaa you know with 4 kids I have pencils to send....

[atheistforhumanity]

Without public education this country will return to a time when a majority of people will have no direct pathway to higher paying jobs and positions of leadership. We will see the creation of an uneducated service class that lives in extreme poverty. Education, along with the benefits it affords, will be reserved for the wealthy. Positions of wealth and importance will be handed down among a narrow subsection of the population, as it was in colonial times. This will be Billionaire Betsy’s reform of our education system.  

[tonomato39]

Betsy DeVos' nomination to lead the Department of Education is officially a nailbiter. Your senator has a key deciding vote on whether she will become the next Secretary of Education. Her nomination is controversial across party lines – she opposes public schools, challenged federal protections for students with disabilities, and made no commitment to protecting LGBT students in her hearing. The ACLU does not support or oppose any nominee, but we all have to make sure that senators fully understand DeVos' disturbing record on students' civil rights and unaccountable voucher systems. Tell your senator today about DeVos' disturbing positions before they vote.

Email your senators using this easy form and template.

[tonomato39]

Betsy DeVos - President Donald Trump's pick for secretary of education - has no experience with public schools. She's never worked as an educator or in a public school in any capacity. She didn't attend public schools, and did not send her children to public schools. Instead, she has spent her career working to undermine public education. DeVos has lobbied and bankrolled failed schemes like vouchers, which take money away from public schools to fund private schools at taxpayers' expense and with little to no accountability. By nominating Betsy DeVos, the incoming Trump administration is demonstrating it does not share our vision of public education and what works best for students, parents, and communities. Tell your senators that we need an experienced, qualified secretary of education who actually wants to strengthen and improve all public schools. Contact your senators now, and tell them to vote NO on Betsy DeVos.

Send an email to your senators using this easy form and template.

And don’t forget to call your senators using this call tool: 1-855-882-6229

If you use the call tool, your calls will be free!

You can also find your senators’ numbers at  https://www.senate.gov/senators/contact/

or by calling the United States Capitol switchboard at [phone].

[tonomato39]

Please sign and signal boost this petition. TOMORROW is the final vote.

[enjolras-in-valinor]

in other news I got somewhere around 100 public school teachers to chant quotes from Georges Jacques Danton while standing outside our senator’s office today. 

so that happened.

[therobbinsnest]

With 4 kids in the public schools u know im wearing black today in protest of Devos .. & what better way than in my subject women shirt !