Collin Binkley offers additional evidence that the worst POTUS ever has selected several of the worst cabinet members since 1789. Here is a brief excerpt from Binkley’s article.

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The Trump administration on Thursday moved forward with a policy ordering public schools across the U.S. to share coronavirus relief funding with private schools at a higher rate than federal law typically requires.

Under a new rule issued by Education Secretary Betsy DeVos, school districts are ordered to set aside a portion of their aid for private schools using a formula based on the total number of private school students in the district.

The policy has been contested by public school officials who say the funding should be shared based on the number of low-income students at local private schools rather than their total enrollments. That’s how funding is shared with private schools under other federal rules that Congress referenced in the legislation creating the relief aid.

But DeVos on Thursday said the funding is separate from other federal aid and was meant to support all students.

“There is nothing in the law Congress passed that would allow districts to discriminate against children and teachers based on private school attendance and employment,” DeVos said in a call with reporters.

The difference between the two formulas amounts to tens of millions of dollars. In Louisiana, for example, private schools are estimated to get at least 267% more under DeVos’ formula. In the state’s Orleans Parish, at least 77% of its relief allotment would end up going to private schools.

The Education Department issued the rule through a process that’s typically used in emergencies and immediately gives the policy the force of law. DeVos said urgent action was needed after dozens of private schools permanently closed as a result of the pandemic. She called it a “looming crisis” for the nation.

DeVos is a longtime backer of private schools and has championed school choice through her career. Since last year, she’s been pushing a plan to provide tax credits for scholarships sending students to private schools or other education options. She and Vice President Mike Pence promoted the plan Tuesday at a school choice event in Wisconsin, but the measure has yet to gain traction in Congress.

The new rule largely mirrors guidance DeVos issued in April telling districts to share relief aid based on the total number of private school students in their areas. The new rule provides one exception, though: Public schools can use the low-income formula if their own relief aid is used entirely on the district’s low-income students.

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During her Senate confirmation hearings, DeVos reluctantly admitted that she had never set foot in a public school but was eager to do so as soon as she could. Moreover, she has no training or experience in education; is an ardent supporter of “school choice” privatization schemes, despite a complete lack of evidence that privatizing public schools produces better education; has never worked in a school in any capacity; has invested millions lobbying for laws that drain resources from public schools; has fought against the regulation of charter schools; and obviously is not a good fit for a position overseeing the civil rights of all students.

There is nothing to suggest that she has done ANYTHING to address the needs of students during the COVID-19 pandemic. Millions of them do not have access to online courses, for example. In fact, she has done NOTHING of value while “serving” in the current administration.

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