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Friday, July 10, 2020

CURMUDGUCATION: DeVos and Trump Throw Cyberschools Under Bus

CURMUDGUCATION: DeVos and Trump Throw Cyberschools Under Bus

DeVos and Trump Throw Cyberschools Under Bus




Here is Betsy DeVos speaking as part of a coronavirus task force presentation back in March:

Learning can and does happen anywhere and everywhere.



It's a sentiment that she has expressed numerous times in connection with the idea that technology could be the brand new key to better education. As in, cyberschool or its fancier name, "virtual learning." She has been a fan for years.

And here she is in April, announcing a new grant competition for three different categories of educational endeavors (emphasis mine):

1) Microgrants for families, so that states can ensure they have access to the technology and educational services they need to advance their learning
2) Statewide virtual learning and course access programs, so that students will always be able to access a full range of subjects, even those not taught in the traditional or CONTINUE READING: 
CURMUDGUCATION: DeVos and Trump Throw Cyberschools Under Bus