Additional Alarming Facts About Betsy DeVos
Compiled from Julianne Dunn from many sources such as Fortune, The Washington Post, Michigan Local News, The New York Times.
DeVos and her family members have given at least $20.2 million to federal politicians since 1989, including many sitting senators who are deciding whether she will be confirmed.
She has pledged to "oversee a transformational change in Education."
She promotes and supports "school choice."
She is a huge proponent of charter schools, and has made it her life's work to reform Michigan's school system. One of her major wins in this regard has been to create charter schools that now educate half the students in Detroit. In 1993, she successfully pushed for the law that paved the way for these schools.
The average salary for Michigan teachers dropped for the fourth consecutive year in 2015-16, according to data recently released by the state Center for Educational Performance and Information.
Based on Michigan charter schools that do report numbers, teachers reported that they were paid significantly less on average than educators in traditional public schools.
Public schools and teachers' unions tend to disagree with her views, arguing that charters take taxpayer money away from public schools and funnel those funds into schools which are privately run. Opponents of charters generally point to the fact that the schools can choose to reject certain students, that they frequently give only partial scholarships, and that they increase segregation.
