Editor’s note: Former U.S. Secretary of Education and longtime education choice champion Betsy DeVos is promoting her new book, “Hostages No More: The Fight for Education Freedom and the Future of the American Child,” which is set to be released on June 21. DeVos recently sat down with her former[Read More…]
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Commentary: “What do you think of Betsy?”
“What do you think of Betsy DeVos?” I get this question a lot. Family members and longtime friends know me as a left-wing activist with over 30 years of experience advocating for everything from women’s reproductive rights to environmental causes to gun control. I’m a card-carrying member of the ACLU.[Read More…]
Everyone’s talking about personalized learning
Educators and policymakers at the American Federation of Children‘s annual summit in Indianapolis this week were all speaking in unison about a shift in the classroom that they believe will improve student achievement: personalizing learning to meet the needs of individual students, allowing them to learn at their own pace. A week earlier,[Read More…]