US Education Secretary Betsy DeVos has been accused of ignorance for suggesting colleges set up for black students are “pioneers of choice”. After meeting with university leaders at the White House with President Donald Trump on Monday, Ms DeVos released a statement illustrating her administration’s proposals to help develop “underserved communities”. In it, she said Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) were “real pioneers when it comes to school choice."
The first thing out of her mouth is so out of touch it’s cringe-worthy. Calling HCBUs ‘pioneers of choice’ makes one think that separate-but-equal laws were put in place to give everyone the freedom to have a drink of water or go to the bathroom. Judas Priest! How in the ever-loving-hell could someone with a silver spoon so far up their ass ever do anything effective with our schools?