From My Perspective Leslie Fenwick Looks Good as DeVos’ Successor
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The Week’s Catherine Garcia wrote an article suggesting that Leslie Fenwick and Miguel Cardona are
During his campaign, Biden said he would choose someone who taught in public schools for education secretary, and both Fenwick and Cardona have experience as K-12 teachers. Fenwick and Cardona also have courted controversy, the Post notes — Fenwick has criticized Teach for America and attempts to introduce corporate-style management techniques at schools, while Cardona pushed to get kids back into the classroom for in-person learning amid the pandemic.
I am heartened to see that Biden is contemplating an Education Secretary who is willing to stand up to TFA… which makes Ms. Fenwick my favorite. The kind of criticism she is getting about TFA’s corporate mentality is the kind of criticism the GOP and neoliberal wing of the Democratic wing need to hear… AND heed!
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December 24, 2020 at 1:04 pmLeslie Fenwick’s Hard Core Anti-Privatization Agenda Would be Better… but Miguel Cardona is the Best Secretary of Education We’ve Seen in the Past 20 Years! | Network Schools - Wayne Gersen