last week newly minted education secretary betsy devos tried to polish her rocky record as a public schools opponent with a visit to jefferson middle school academy, a public school in washington, d.c. her appearance at the school made headlines after she was met by protesters who temporarily blocked her from going inside. after her tour, she appeared on the front steps of the school pronouncing her visit to jefferson really wonderful. but as the washington post reported on saturday, when she talked about jefferson to a conservative paper just a few days later, she was singing a very different tune. devos said of the school s teachers, i can tell the attitude is more of a receive mode. they re waiting to be told what they have to do and that s not going to bring success to an individual child. you have to have teachers who are empowered to facilitate great teaching. well, jefferson s teachers showed her just how empowered they are when the school s
there has been uninterrupted prayer since 1789. if the senate can begin test day in prayer why can t a public school? i personally think we probably made a mistake by removing prayers from our public schools. chaplain usually asks god for wisdom. this summer as the debt ceiling debate dragged on his prayers became more urgent. we are weary from the struggle. tempted to throw in the towel. they were getting a little more intense but that s the way i felt. i poured out my heart to god. his mother earned $6 a day as a made. she gave her kids $0.05 for each scripture they could recite until he recited the entire book
prayer since 1789. chris: if the senate can begin its day in prayer, why can t a public school? i personally think we probably made a mistake by removing prayers from public schools. chris: chaplain black usually asks god for wisdom. this summer as the debt ceiling debate dragged on and the country neared dehe fault his prayers became more urgent. we are weary from the struggle, tempted to throw in the towel. they were getting a little more intense but that was the way i felt and so i poured out my heart to god. that is what prayer is. chris: black grew up in a baltimore housing project. his mother earned $6 a day as a made. she gave her kids five cents for each book of scripture they
prayer since 1789. chris: if the senate can begin its day in prayer, why can t a public school? i personally think we probably made a mistake by removing prayers from public schools. chris: chaplain black usually asks god for wisdom. this summer as the debt ceiling debate dragged on and the country neared dehe fault his prayers became more urgent. we are weary from the struggle, tempted to throw in the towel. they were getting a little more intense but that was the way i felt and so i poured out my heart to god. that is what prayer is. chris: black grew up in a baltimore housing project. his mother earned $6 a day as a made. she gave her kids five cents for each book of scripture they
prayer since 1789. chris: if the senate can begin its day in prayer, why can t a public school? i personally think we probably made a mistake by removing prayers from public schools. chris: chaplain black usually asks god for wisdom. this summer as the debt ceiling debate dragged on and the country neared dehe fault his prayers became more urgent. we are weary from the struggle, tempted to throw in the towel. they were getting a little more intense but that was the way i felt and so i poured out my heart to god. that is what prayer is. chris: black grew up in a baltimore housing project. his mother earned $6 a day as a made. she gave her kids five cents for each book of scripture they