Trump cabinet selections and appointments

Bobby Jindal has no leg to stand on when it comes to school. School in Louisiana is a disgrace for students.

 

If it's only that. In this case, it's clearly a push for religious reason, more than educational. Still SMH that you choose someone so unqualified for the position. This is almost the equivalent of the US public selecting Trump as POTUS. At least a large portion of the public have the label of being "uninformed". The Senate does not. What a shame.

Now I'm interested to understand how much potential real changes we have here -- how easily can she push for a voucher-only system? How easily can she remove special education? Can we see wholesale changes that is very disruptive? ...

 

You really think they're going to open one in sparsely populated, low income areas? Even if it's 5 miles away, how do the students get there if their family can't provide transportation?

 

WTF, the senate committee just got Labor Secretary (aka, Secretary Illegal Alien as a Nanny) Puzder's ethics paper work? And Trump and the republicans are complaining that his cabinet isn't in place yet? What were they doing... scrubbing his hiring paperwork?

http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-congress-puzder-idUSKBN15N2FD

 

providing transportation and site location might be a condition of the charter

a voucher system is preferable as it incentivizes the same behavior (providing transportation, locating nearby, etc. to attract voucher money)

 

And if they don't? Their lobby is likely to argue that they wouldn't be able to turn a profit if they have to provide busing. Plus, why should the education of the nations children be a function of profitability? There's nothing good that can come of it when schools have to make decisions on their quarterly projections.

 

gotta spend money to make money

 

That is a totally different conclusion than what the massive Stanford study on charter schools showed

https://urbancharters.stanford.edu/download/Urban Charter School Study Report on 41 Regions.pdf

Urban charter schools New Orleans were clearly shown to be a dramatic improvement over traditional public schools.

Also, in general the richer/white traditional public schools generally outperform the charter schools in their areas. The poorer/black and hispanic charter schools generally outperform traditional public schools in their areas. The public charter schools also get less funding than traditional public schools.

 

Betsy DeVos Orders Immediate Flattening Of All School Globes

 

“I’m going to make sure I leverage this opportunity the right way, like a professional grifter should,” DeVos’ email says, “and that means I’ll be putting the pro back in quid pro quo, that’s for darn sure.”

 

Is this a joke? an onion pieces faking as yahoo news?

 

Yeah, satire article on HuffPo. If you click the "read more" button it takes you to the full story on their site.

 

Ok, I did ot think she is that stupid.

 

I honestly think this woman has purchased every fricking accomplishment on her resume
she got into school by donating to them
she got a's on papers by buying them

Her motto seems to be you should get what you pay for . . . nothing less nothing more
She is by far the most unimpressive person in this cabinet.
Others maybe deplorable but she comes off Palin like.

Rocket River
BTW - I think the article above is fake but that does not change my opinion

 

Did Michael Flynn violate the Logan Act by talking directly with Russian officials about changes in US policy they could expect once Trump became President including changes in sanctions?

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/09/...about-sanctions-before-trump-took-office.html

 

http://www.snopes.com/2017/02/08/jeff-sessions-award-of-excellence

http://www.naacp.org/latest/naacp-statement-alleged-2009-sessions-award/

 

Ouch, that is embarrassing. @Commodore, did you get that off some right wing social media feed? Was there any article of anything that gave any documentation that such award was given, and by whom? Sure hate to think you were tricked into posting an alternate fact...

 

Upon further research, I found the article that Graham's tweet appeared. Interesting that only the plaque exists... no letter or other document supporting the awarding of the plaque. Seems odd that three years after Session called NAACP "un-American" he would be awarded a plaque but I guess anything is possible. And that noneone seems to remember or know of such an award. Of course, anything is possible. And of course, it seems important to also note that before and after the NAACP has opposed him for government positions.

 

Anything is possible when you make **** up.