Teachers’ Unions Gleeful: ‘Bye Betsy,’ End to School ChoiceDr. Susan Berry 8 Nov 2020
The national teachers’ unions are gleeful that a number of media outlets have called the presidential election for former Vice President Joe Biden.
“We know Joe Biden and Kamala Harris will stand with us as we work to reclaim public education as a common good, as the foundation of this democracy,†National Education Association (NEA) President Becky Pringle said in a video message.
Pringle said she is especially looking forward to the exit of current Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos, a champion of school choice:
Step one will be to replace Betsy DeVos with an education secretary who will understand and value and protect public education and respect the voices and professional expertise of educators. NEA’s vision for public education is to transform it into a racially and socially just and equitable system that’s actually designed to prepare every student, everyone, to succeed in a diverse and interdependent world.
Becky Pringle
@BeckyPringle
I'm relieved and overjoyed. I’m also feeling overwhelming gratitude.
Because of you all, we’ll soon have a president committed to protecting and uplifting our communities. For the first time, the Vice President will be a Black woman and a daughter of immigrants.