{"id":1738654,"date":"2022-11-14T18:02:47","date_gmt":"2022-11-14T23:02:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1738654"},"modified":"2022-11-14T18:02:51","modified_gmt":"2022-11-14T23:02:51","slug":"you-misspelled-parents-betsy-devos-throws-down-with-teachers-union-over-who-knows-whats-best-for-kids","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/you-misspelled-parents-betsy-devos-throws-down-with-teachers-union-over-who-knows-whats-best-for-kids\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018You Misspelled Parents\u2019: Betsy DeVos Throws Down With Teachers Union Over Who Knows What\u2019s Best For Kids"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">34<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fyou-misspelled-parents-betsy-devos-throws-down-with-teachers-union-over-who-knows-whats-best-for-kids%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1738654&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Former Education Secretary <a href=\"http:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/betsy-devos\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Betsy DeVos<\/a> tangled with the National Education Association on Twitter, arguing that parents were better equipped than anyone else to say what was best for their children.<\/p>\n<p>The exchange began with the NEA \u2014 the largest labor union in the United States \u2014 claiming in a Saturday tweet that professional educators knew \u201cbetter than anyone\u201d what children needed in order to grow and learn.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEducators love their students and know better than anyone what they need to learn and thrive,\u201d the tweet claimed.<\/p>\n<p>DeVos responded, \u201cYou misspelled parents.\u201d<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">You misspelled parents. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/uMc9ozCUS7\">https:\/\/t.co\/uMc9ozCUS7<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Betsy DeVos (@BetsyDeVos) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BetsyDeVos\/status\/1592169087794290694?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 14, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The union pushed back, claiming that their goal was for educators to work alongside parents in an effort to ensure that all students had the necessary \u201cresources and opportunities\u201d that would provide the best learning environment possible.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTogether, families and educators are an essential team for advocating for the resources and opportunities all students need,\u201d they said before taking a direct swipe at DeVos. \u201cOut-of-touch billionaires, however, are not.\u201d<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Together, families and educators are an essential team for advocating for the resources and opportunities all students need. Out-of-touch billionaires, however, are not. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/I6gYIwZA0g\">https:\/\/t.co\/I6gYIwZA0g<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 NEA (@NEAToday) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NEAToday\/status\/1592207540049571841?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 14, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<p>DeVos\u2019 comment appeared to strike the tone that has been echoed by the American people in recent elections, however, as a number of <a href=\"https:\/\/dailywire.com\/news\/conservatives-flip-school-boards-in-wave-of-education-wins\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">school boards<\/a>\u00a0were flipped to Republican control in Tuesday\u2019s midterm election.<\/p>\n<p>Parents became increasingly involved in school board meetings during and after the COVID pandemic, fighting back against COVID-related masking and lockdown policies as well as sounding the alarm about curriculum concerns after virtual learning brought some of the issues children were studying \u2014 quite literally \u2014 to the kitchen table.<\/p>\n<p>Parents pushed back after the teachers unions fought to keep virtual learning in place long after it became apparent that it was doing more harm than good \u2014 particularly with regard to mental health \u2014 and in an effort to <a href=\"https:\/\/dailywire.com\/news\/national-school-board-association-at-risk-of-total-collapse-following-letter-comparing-parents-to-domestic-terrorists\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">shut down parental protests<\/a>, the National School Board Association called on the United States Justice Department to treat parents who attended meetings as thought they were \u201cdomestic terrorists.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Reclaiming parental voices in education was not just a winning issue for school board candidates, either \u2014 Republican Virginia Governor <a href=\"https:\/\/dailywire.com\/news\/glenn-youngkin-outlines-his-plan-to-make-virginias-education-system-number-one-in-nation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Glenn Youngkin<\/a> rode to victory, in part, on the wave of anger inspired by Democrat <a href=\"https:\/\/dailywire.com\/news\/democrat-terry-mcauliffe-i-dont-think-parents-should-be-telling-schools-what-they-should-teach\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Terry McAuliffe\u2019s<\/a> claim that parents had no right to weigh in on the curriculum being taught in their children\u2019s schools. Similarly, Republican Florida Governor Ron DeSantis\u2019 <a href=\"https:\/\/dailywire.com\/news\/does-it-say-that-in-the-bill-ron-desantis-rebukes-reporter-for-pushing-dont-say-gay-narrative\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Parental Rights in Education law<\/a> gave him a boost ahead of his reelection.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former Education Secretary Betsy DeVos tangled with the National Education Association on Twitter, arguing that parents were better equipped than anyone else to say what was best for their children. 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