Congressional Democrats say Education Secretary Betsy DeVos exceeded her authority by cutting undocumented college students out of access to emergency federal aid to cover expenses like food, housing, and child care.
An article by Politico said, “Senators Michael Bennet of Colorado and Bob Menendez of New Jersey urged DeVos in a letter Monday to reverse her restrictions because the economic rescue law included no explicit limitations on which students could receive $6 billion dollars in emergency cash grants.”
Secretary of Education DeVos is just another prime example of the incompetence of the Trump administration. Trump is not the solution he is the problem.
An article timeline by education votes said, “She was unfamiliar with the difference between proficiency and growth. She won’t say whether she believes guns belong in schools and whether for-profit charters that receive public funding should be held to the same standards as public schools.”
First off, this woman is responsible for supporting a budget that hurts Historically Black Colleges and Universities and makes a $3.9 billion reduction to Pell Grants, which a majority of HBCU students rely on.
Secondly, DeVos rescinds sexual assault guidelines. She weakens protections against sexual harassment and assault.
Lastly, this horrible woman supports Trump’s budget proposal to slash funding for the Department of Education by 13.5%. As a struggling college student, those policies don’t aline with me.
Sources
Democrats: DeVos overstepped by blocking emergency aid to undocumented college students. (n.d.). Retrieved from https://www.politico.com/news/2020/04/27/devos-undocumented-students-coronavirus-aid-212037
Betsy DeVos and her No Good, Very Bad Record on Public Education. (2020, April 15). Retrieved from https://educationvotes.nea.org/2019/03/22/devos/
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