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Parents scorch Biden's Education Sec. Cardona for claiming teachers know what's best for 'their' kids



United States Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona was roundly criticized after saying teachers, not parents, know what is best for 'their' kids.

"Teachers know what is best for their kids because they are with them every day. We must trust teachers," Sec. Cardona tweeted Friday.

\u201cTeachers know what is best for their kids because they are with them every day.\nWe must trust teachers.\u201d
— Secretary Miguel Cardona (@Secretary Miguel Cardona) 1684527011
Responses criticizing the statement ranged from anger and disappointment to flat out mockery. The panning came from parents, politicians, presidential candidates, his predecessor, and many others.
"Parents know what is best for their kids because they raise them every day. We must trust parents. Fixed it for you, @SecCardona," wrote Republican presidential contender Nikki Haley, formerly South Carolina's governor.
\u201cParents know what is best for their kids because they raise them every day. We must trust parents.\n\nFixed it for you, @SecCardona.\u201d
— Nikki Haley (@Nikki Haley) 1684533998

Sen. Tim Scott (R-S.C.), who filed paperwork earlier this week to make a bid for the presidency, challenged the remark, saying "Whose kids?"

\u201cWhose kids?\u201d
— Tim Scott (@Tim Scott) 1684533752

"I'll say it again: You misspelled parents," wrote Betsy DeVos, Secretary of Education during the Trump administration.

\u201cI'll say it again: You misspelled parents.\u201d
— Betsy DeVos (@Betsy DeVos) 1684535441

"No, Mr. Secretary. Parents know what's best for their kids. We must trust parents," wrote Sen. Pete Ricketts (R-Neb.).

\u201cNo, Mr. Secretary. Parents know what\u2019s best for their kids.\nWe must trust parents!\u201d
— Senator Pete Ricketts (@Senator Pete Ricketts) 1684543323

"I’m with my kids every day, every night, every weekend. I have been raising my son since conception. I’ve been raising my daughter since adoption. My husband and I know what is best for OUR kids. We can’t blindly trust teachers simply because they are teachers," said former American sports broadcaster Michele Tafoya, appending a #parents hashtag.

\u201cI\u2019m with my kids every day, every night, every weekend. I have been raising my son since conception. I\u2019ve been raising my daughter since adoption. My husband and I know what is best for OUR kids. We can\u2019t blindly trust teachers simply because they are teachers. #PARENTS\u201d
— Michele Tafoya (@Michele Tafoya) 1684545369

"'Their kids.' Good lord," wrote political analyst Brit Hume.

A response from CatholicVote simply said "nope."

Many responses from lesser known accounts were quite blunt, and did not shy away from using some salty language to describe their feelings about the message.

Sec. Cardona's statement comes on the heels of a contentious Congressional hearing earlier this week addressing how and whether Title IX applies to transgender-identifying students.

GOP lawmakers at the hearing emphasized that Title IX is intended to ensure fairness for women and girls in sports, as ABC News reported.

"Would you say it'd be fair for me [at] anytime in this process, high school up until 30 years old, that I had a chance to box or wrestle with your daughter, competing with your daughter," asked Rep. Burgess Owens (R-Utah), a former professional football player.

"It's my responsibility and my privilege to make sure that all students have access," Sec. Cardona responded.

Other topics addressed in the House Education and the Workforce Committee hearing included Attorney General Merrick Garland's controversial 2021 memo about threats toward school board members, student loan debt plans, COVID school closures, and critical race theory in schools.

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Education Secretary Betsy DeVos resigns following Capitol siege, says Trump to blame for violence and destruction: 'Impressionable children are watching'



Education Secretary Betsy DeVos has resigned from President Donald Trump's administration following the deadly Wednesday siege on the U.S. Capitol.

DeVos' resignation makes her the second Trump Cabinet member to resign following the raid — Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao submitted her resignation earlier Thursday.

What are the details?

In a Thursday resignation letter, DeVos said that rioters' behaviors were "unconscionable" and that Trump played a signifiant role in spurring on the confrontation.

The letter, obtained by CNN, argued, "There is no mistaking the impact your rhetoric had on the situation, and it is the inflection point for me."

"Impressionable children are watching all of this, and they are learning from us," DeVos' letter added. "I believe we each have a moral obligation to exercise good judgment and model the behavior we hope they would emulate. They must know from us that America is greater than what transpired yesterday."

The New York Times reported that DeVos' statement added, "We should be highlighting and celebrating your administration's many accomplishments on behalf of the American people. Instead, we are left to clean up the mess caused by violent protesters overrunning the U.S. Capitol in an attempt to undermine the people's business."

She concluded the statement, "Holding this position has been the honor of a lifetime, and I will be forever grateful for the opportunity to serve America and her students."

'We must set a better example'

DeVos' resignation letter echoes a statement she released on Wednesday following the raid.

"The eyes of America's children and students — the rising generation who will inherit the republic we lave them — are watching what is unfolding in Washington today," the former education secretary said Wednesday. "We must set a better example for them, and we must teach them the solemn obligations and duties that come with the title 'American.'"

What else?

DeVos' resignation was met with scorn from Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) as well as the Teachers Union.

Warren tweeted the news, writing, "Betsy DeVos has never done her job to help America's students. It doesn't surprise me one bit that she'd rather quit than do her job to help invoke the 25th Amendment. Good riddance, Betsy. You were the worst Secretary of Education ever."

Betsy DeVos has never done her job to help America’s students. It doesn’t surprise me one bit that she’d rather qui… https://t.co/lLEbzVsB6N
— Elizabeth Warren (@Elizabeth Warren)1610073866.0

Randi Weingarten, chair of the American Federation of Teachers, echoed Warren's sentiments and, captioning a statement from the org on Twitter, wrote, "#GoodRiddance."

#GoodRiddance https://t.co/lO6bKptpKx
— Randi Weingarten (@Randi Weingarten)1610078268.0

Becky Pringle, president of the National Education Association, added, "Her complicity, cowardice, and complete incompetence will be her legacy. #DoYourJob."

Her complicity, cowardice, and complete incompetence will be her legacy. #DoYourJobhttps://t.co/fNg2ydcV9S
— Becky Pringle (@Becky Pringle)1610074890.0

In a longer statement, Pringle added, "Resigning 13 days before the end of this administration does nothing to erase the harm Education Secretary Betsy DeVos has done to this country's students, their families, and educators. She has failed our students yet again when they needed her most. Her complicity, cowardice, and complete incompetence will be her legacy."

"The 3 million members of the National Education Association are looking ahead to working with the Biden-Harris administration and Education Secretary-designate Miguel Cardona to make sure that we undo the damage done by the Trump administration," the statement added. "We will build a new public education system to ensure it is one where all students — no matter who they are or where they live — have access and opportunity to a racially just and high-quality education."

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