Democrats for Education Reform (DFER) put out a new video about what they think it means to be an education progressive.
And by the political action committee’s definition, Betsy DeVos may be the most “progressive” education secretary ever.
She champions “public charter schools.” Just like them!
She is in favor of evaluating teachers on student test scores. Just like them!
She is a booster for “holding schools accountable” through the use of standardized tests. Just like them!
And she loves putting public tax dollars into private hands to run schools “more efficiently” by disbanding school boards, closing public debate and choosing exactly which students get to attend privatized schools. Just like… you get the idea.
But perhaps the most striking similarity between DeVos and DFER is their methodologies.
DFER announced it again was going to flood Democratic races with tons of campaign cash to bolster candidates who agreed with them. That’s exactly how DeVos gets things done, too!
She gives politicians bribes to do her bidding! The only difference is she pays her money mostly to Republicans while DFER pays off Democrats. But if both DeVos and DFER are paying to get would-be lawmakers to enact the same policies, what is the difference!?
Seriously, what is the difference between Betsy DeVos and Democrats for Education Reform?