Our nation has been through quite a bit over the past few years, We have gone through more than we realize but it was not until our new President emerged as an outcome of overcoming the war of the media that suddenly America finds itself in an open battle of a divided people. I am not surprised by too much of it because I saw what the horrific work of false and rigged media reporting have done to destroy leaders in other countries and now it has turned itself against our own President in full force. Yet, this is not the purpose of this blog but it had to become the preface of this blog because tomorrow, our Senate has a very important vote ahead of itself that has a very deep value in my heart but more importantly in the lives of millions of American families who have children attending our nation's schools; all of our nation's schools - public, private, parochial and higher institutions, etc.
Betsy DeVos may not have been the very best selection for Secretary of Education but she is the choice of our President and because of this, I took the time to do research on her leadership in the field of Education. I immediately found favor with her because of her stance on School Choice, which for far too long has been held hostage from our civil rights as parents. I observed her hearing and listened to what appeared by many as a failed performance because many of the questions were provided to preserve in place and protect a system that has failed students for decades. As a result, Americans across the nation decided Betsy DeVos is a very poor option to lead the schools of our nation. Last week I became very concerned that this sentiment would prevent her nomination from being confirmed based on two of the Republican Senators deciding to vote against her. I immediately began to think deeply who could be a replacement. Who is a strong force for School Choice? I was seeking another woman's voice and perhaps even an African American woman whom I could recall were out in the trenches with me during my struggle with promoting Charters, Suddenly I remembered the name of a man who inspired me to become a founder of a charter school. I immediately looked up his name to see if he was still in the fight and he is even deeper in the river than where he was when I last followed his work. Dr. Howard Fuller is an outstanding Educator and Leader for School Choice and he is an accomplished educational policy expert.
My final thought and question: is there a methodology where his expertise could be paired with Betsy DeVos' passion for School Choice and the two could be the incredible force to meet the needs of our nation? While I do not know politics and how to do last minute political deals to save a cause, I believe that at least one of the two defected Senators would return once she sees that an expert would be working side by side with Secretary DeVos. I further challenge that perhaps one or two across the aisle may also sign on to this duo because Dr. Fuller already has the respect of a few democrats as Michael Benner, Tammy Baldwin, and possibly Bob Casey. They know that the schools in their urban cities are in dire need of restructuring but the restructuring needs to be done with accountability and equity. I was further impressed to see that Dr. Fuller is nonpartisan (which for the first time in my life I have become). What I discovered yesterday is that Dr. Fuller recently endorsed Betsy DeVos. By the way, I do not know Dr. Fuller personally and only shared my thoughts on this via twitter. Well, he found my ideas amusing but assured me it was impossible for this to come to pass. Is it impossible?
DR. FULLER ENDORSES BETSY DEVOS
WHO IS DR. FULLER?
