by wildrose » Thu Feb 09, 2017 7:13 am
I had a chance to watch DeVos' speech to Department of Education employees last night and it was a very gracious speech, but she didn't discuss her agenda at all. She basically just expressed the hope that everyone will be able to work together and be open to change. At this point I have a let's just wait and see attitude. If she pushes something I think is bad for education I'll be the first to complain, but until then I'll just hope for the best. After all, she may actually have good intentions. I know most people I've talked to think she intends to defund public education and put all the money in the pockets of her rich friends, but it's unfair to assume that's what she actually wants. There might be more to her than we realize. I know that's probably overly optimistic, but you never know.