{"id":135172,"date":"2020-12-17T01:27:09","date_gmt":"2020-12-16T22:27:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/betsy-devos-pleads-with-education-department-employees-to-resist-the-biden-administration\/"},"modified":"2020-12-17T01:27:09","modified_gmt":"2020-12-16T22:27:09","slug":"betsy-devos-pleads-with-education-department-employees-to-resist-the-biden-administration","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/betsy-devos-pleads-with-education-department-employees-to-resist-the-biden-administration\/","title":{"rendered":"#\n  Betsy DeVos pleads with Education Department employees to \u2018resist\u2019 the Biden administration"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a418982c2356\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a418982c2356\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/betsy-devos-pleads-with-education-department-employees-to-resist-the-biden-administration\/#%E2%80%98Be_the_resistance_she_says_%E2%80%94_angering_educators_on_Twitter\" >\u2018Be the resistance,\u2019 she says \u2014 angering educators on Twitter<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-4' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-4'><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-4' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/betsy-devos-pleads-with-education-department-employees-to-resist-the-biden-administration\/#Nicole_Lyn_Pesce\" >Nicole Lyn Pesce<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p>&#8220;<strong>#<br \/>\n  Betsy DeVos pleads with Education Department employees to \u2018resist\u2019 the Biden administration<br \/>\n<\/strong>&#8221;<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"article__subhead\" itemprop=\"alternativeHeadline\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%98Be_the_resistance_she_says_%E2%80%94_angering_educators_on_Twitter\"><\/span>\n  \u2018Be the resistance,\u2019 she says \u2014 angering educators on Twitter<br \/>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"column column--full article__content\">\n<div id=\"js-article__body\" class=\"article__body article-wrap at16-col16 barrons-article-wrap\" itemprop=\"articleBody\" data-sbid=\"23F6A150-3FB8-11EB-A2AF-0101BDDE2BF4\">\n<div class=\"barrons-article-ad-wrapper\">\n<div data-track=\"barrons-article-ad-wrap\" class=\"barrons-article-ad sticky_item\">\n<div class=\"barrons-main-article-ad-target sticky_target body_ad\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>       So much for a peaceful transition \u2026<\/p>\n<p> During a virtual Education Department meeting on Tuesday, President Trump\u2019s education secretary, Betsy DeVos, told career employees to \u201cbe the resistance\u201d when the Biden administration takes over next month.<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2020\/12\/15\/betsy-devos-biden-education-department-445900\" class=\"icon none\">Politico<\/a> got hold of a recording of her remarks. Acknowledging that many Education Department employees will remain through the transition, DeVos said: <\/p>\n<div class=\"paywall\">\n<div data-layout=\"inline\n              \" data-layout-mobile=\"\" class=\"\n        media-object\n        type-InsetPullQuote\n          inline\n  article__inset\n        article__inset--type-InsetPullQuote\n          article__inset--inline\n  \"><\/p>\n<div class=\"wsj-article-pullquote article__inset__pullquote \">\n<p class=\"pullquote-content article__inset__pullquote__quote\">\n        <span class=\"l-qt article__inset__pullquote__mark--left\">\u201c<\/span><br \/>\n        \u2018Let me leave you with this plea: Resist. Be the resistance against forces that will derail you from doing what\u2019s right for students. In everything you do, please put students first \u2014 always.\u2019<br \/>\n        <span class=\"r-qt article__inset__pullquote__mark--right\">\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p>        <small><br \/>\n          <span class=\"inset-author article__inset__pullquote__author\">\u2014 Betsy DeVos<\/span><br \/>\n        <\/small><\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>       DeVos\u2019s own future is unclear, although she will remain at the department\u2019s helm until President-elect Joe Biden is inaugurated on Jan. 20. She was a controversial pick in the first place; Vice President Mike Pence had to break a tie in the Senate to confirm her nearly four years ago, and the department has faced <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.the74million.org\/article\/devos-on-the-docket-with-455-lawsuits-against-her-department-and-counting-education-secretary-is-left-to-defend-much-of-her-agenda-in-court\/\" class=\"icon none\">an estimated 455 lawsuits during her tenure<\/a> \u2014 the most in the department\u2019s 41-year history. <\/p>\n<p> Biden has sworn to reverse many of DeVos\u2019s policies, which had shifted or undone much of the policies put in place under the Obama administration \u2014 including her overhaul of the Title IX rules on sexual assault, which was criticized for favoring those accused of assault with more rights, making it even harder for survivors to get justice. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Read more:<\/strong>From student-loan forgiveness to clamping down on for-profit colleges, Biden will aim to reverse Betsy DeVos\u2019s education policies<\/p>\n<p>In fact, DeVos cited her Title IX overhaul as one of the great achievements of her reign.<\/p>\n<p>Her leaked remarks drew outrage on <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Twitter<\/a>, including from many educators, as union president Randi Weingarten of the American Federation of Teachers and the nonprofit organization Student Debt Crisis condemned her divisive language and called DeVos\u2019s track record into question.<\/p>\n<div data-layout=\"inline\n              \" data-layout-mobile=\"\" class=\"\n        media-object\n        type-InsetTweet\n          inline\n  article__inset\n        article__inset--type-InsetTweet\n          article__inset--inline\n  \"><\/p>\n<div class=\"dynamic-inset-container article__inset__dynamic\">\n<style>\n            iframe.twitter-tweet {\n                width: 100% !important;\n            }\n        <\/style>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" lang=\"en\"><p>\n            <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/rweingarten\/status\/1339016188429537280?s=20%20\"><\/a>\n            <\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>        <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div data-layout=\"inline\n              \" data-layout-mobile=\"\" class=\"\n        media-object\n        type-InsetTweet\n          inline\n  article__inset\n        article__inset--type-InsetTweet\n          article__inset--inline\n  \"><\/p>\n<div class=\"dynamic-inset-container article__inset__dynamic\">\n<style>\n            iframe.twitter-tweet {\n                width: 100% !important;\n            }\n        <\/style>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" lang=\"en\"><p>\n            <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DebtCrisisOrg\/status\/1339013821839523840?s=20%20\"><\/a>\n            <\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>        <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>       Other critics pointed out that incoming first lady Jill Biden is a lifelong teacher with a Ph.D. in education, suggesting that the Biden administration should be well-equipped to make Education Department decisions. <\/p>\n<div data-layout=\"inline\n              \" data-layout-mobile=\"\" class=\"\n        media-object\n        type-InsetTweet\n          inline\n  article__inset\n        article__inset--type-InsetTweet\n          article__inset--inline\n  \"><\/p>\n<div class=\"dynamic-inset-container article__inset__dynamic\">\n<style>\n            iframe.twitter-tweet {\n                width: 100% !important;\n            }\n        <\/style>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" lang=\"en\"><p>\n            <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AnkurDaveMD\/status\/1339051480997916679?s=20%20\"><\/a>\n            <\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>        <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div data-layout=\"inline\n              \" data-layout-mobile=\"\" class=\"\n        media-object\n        type-InsetTweet\n          inline\n  article__inset\n        article__inset--type-InsetTweet\n          article__inset--inline\n  \"><\/p>\n<div class=\"dynamic-inset-container article__inset__dynamic\">\n<style>\n            iframe.twitter-tweet {\n                width: 100% !important;\n            }\n        <\/style>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" lang=\"en\"><p>\n            <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GeraldL_Ibe\/status\/1339039106794364929?s=20%20\"><\/a>\n            <\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>        <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>       Of course, comments from the right-wing DeVos, who brought no experience with public schooling to the role in 2017, do tend to get tongues wagging, such as when she recently described free college as \u201ca socialist takeover of higher education,\u201d and called canceling student debt \u201cwrong.\u201d <\/p>\n<div id=\"cx-membership-tile\"><\/div>\n<p><strong>Related:<\/strong>Cancel student debt? This chart breaks down who owes what<\/p>\n<p>DeVos also said during Tuesday\u2019s meeting that her aim \u201cin everything we accomplished was to do what\u2019s right for students,\u201d and, \u201cfour years later it\u2019s still my focus and it\u2019s still my hope for all of you.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Key Words (April 2017):<\/strong>Why Keith Olbermann is thinking about a \u2018President Betsy DeVos\u2019<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<div data-layout=\"\n              inline\" data-layout-mobile=\"\" class=\"\n        media-object\n        type-InsetCommentingPromo\n            \n            inline\n  article__inset\n        article__inset--type-InsetCommentingPromo\n            article__inset--inline\n  \"><\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"byline article__byline\">\n<p>      <span>By<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"author  hasMenu\" data-scrim='{\"type\":\"author\",\"header\":\"Nicole Lyn Pesce\",\"subhead\":\"The Wall Street Journal\",\"list\":[]}' itemscope itemprop=\"author\" itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/Person\">\n<h4 itemprop=\"name\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Nicole_Lyn_Pesce\"><\/span>Nicole Lyn Pesce<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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