Her apparent unfamiliarity with these critical civil rights laws has
terrified families who have children with special needs, terrified
families in Massachusetts and all across the country. These parents are
afraid we could have an Education Secretary who doesn't even have a
basic understanding of the Federal laws that guarantee their kids a
chance to receive a public school education. We still have a long way to go to make sure all kids in this country
have a shot at a decent education, particularly children living in
poverty, children of color, children with disabilities, and children
who are immigrants or refugees. That is why the Federal Government got
involved in education in the first place, to make certain that all of
our children, not just some of them but that all of our children get a
chance at a first-rate education. Public education dollars should come with some basic accountability
for how that money is spent and some basic expectations about what we
get in return for these investments, not just doled out to some for-
profit school that doesn't even meet basic standards in educating our
children.
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