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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsDeVos Showering Wealthy Private and Religious Schools With Coronavirus Aid, Says Report
https://www.thedailybeast.com/devos-showering-wealthy-private-and-religious-schools-with-coronavirus-aid-says-report?ref=homeDeVos Showering Wealthy Private and Religious Schools With Coronavirus Aid, Says Report
REGARDLESS OF NEED
Jamie Ross, Reporter
Published May. 15, 2020 6:49AM ET
When Congress set aside $30 billion for education institutions facing ruin because of the coronavirus pandemic shutdowns, its pretty clear this is not what they had in mind. Education Secretary Betsy DeVos is reportedly throwing millions of federal dollars that were intended mainly for public schools and colleges at private and religious schools, according to a report from The New York Times. About $350 million of funding has reportedly been allocated to small colleges, many of which are private or religious, regardless of need. For example, the Wright Graduate University for the Realization of Human Potential in Wisconsin, which has a completely normal website that denies claims that its a cult, has reportedly received about $495,000. DeVos has reportedly also used $180 million of the relief to encourage states to create microgrants that parents can use to pay for educational services, including private-school tuition.
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DeVos Showering Wealthy Private and Religious Schools With Coronavirus Aid, Says Report (Original Post)
babylonsister
May 2020
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Is this part of the federal stockpile that FEMA has been commandeering from the states?
Baitball Blogger
May 2020
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theaocp
(4,241 posts)1. Did the Grim Reaper lose the list related to strokes during CV19?
The waiting room is stocked! Fuck DeVos mightily. Just parasitic filth.
Baitball Blogger
(46,736 posts)2. Is this part of the federal stockpile that FEMA has been commandeering from the states?
dalton99a
(81,515 posts)3. Kick