By Amanda Menas All students deserve a great public education no matter where they live, what language they speak at home, or how much money their parents have. But during times of crisis, education cuts loom that would have an outsized effect on students of color. But 2020 presidential candidate and former Vice President Joe…
By Mary Ellen Flannery While the federal CARES Act has set aside more than $6 billion for emergency financial grants to college students to help them pay for food, rent, childcare, and other expenses during the coronavirus pandemic, Education Secretary Betsy DeVos specifically excluded some immigrant students who desperately need the help. DeVos blocked DACA…
By Amanda Menas Too often, education decisions are made by politicians and non-educators who have never stepped foot in a classroom and don’t listen to educators. The current administration in Washington is the perfect example. Betsy DeVos serves as secretary of education despite having zero experience in public education, and she supports pouring public resources…
By Amanda Menas / Photo credit: Hannah Leone / Chicago Tribune Educators across the country deserve strong partners in the White House–something sorely lacking at the present time with Betsy DeVos and Donald Trump. No one is better prepared to fill that role than presumptive Democratic nominee Joe Biden and Dr. Jill Biden, a veteran…
By Amanda Menas Despite the coronavirus pandemic, voters must still be able to cast their primary and general election ballots for local, state, and presidential elections. However, with insufficient federal funding and guidance, some state legislators are using the crisis to push their political agenda and disenfranchise voters. In Wisconsin, the GOP-led legislature denied Gov.…