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Betsy DeVos to visit Ontario to learn about public school system

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U.S. Education Secretary Betsy DeVos has cancelled a trip to tour Ontario's schools – a planned visit that had drawn protests from teacher unions who accused her of favouring private schools instead of a publicly-funded education system.

A spokesman for Education Minister Mitzie Hunter said on Wednesday that the government received word from Ms. DeVos's office in Washington that she was cancelling her trip because of "scheduling conflicts." Ms. DeVos's itinerary had her coming to Ontario on a "study visit" Thursday and Friday.
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Lmao what a shame.

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U.S. President Donald Trump’s education secretary, who holds controversial views on publicly funded education, is set to visit Ontario to learn about its public school system.

Ontario government officials confirmed Betsy DeVos’ trip is taking place but wouldn’t provide details. U.S. embassy officials provided few specifics, except to say DeVos’ visit is on Thursday and Friday and involves a study tour to Toronto “to examine best practices in Ontario’s education system.”

“Secretary DeVos plans to engage with Ministry of Education officials from Ontario and other provinces, visit local schools, and learn about U.S. Consulate support for U.S.-Canada higher education linkages,” spokesman Joseph Crook said in a statement.

The province often welcomes international delegations who come to look at its publicly funded education system, said Ontario Education Minister Mitzie Hunter.

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Ontario teachers’ organizations and unions expressed disappointment at news of the visit.

“DeVos represents everything a public education advocate opposes,” Ontario Teachers’ Federation president Chris Cowley wrote on Twitter. “She should keep her backwards ideas out of Ontario.”

The head of the Ontario Secondary School Teachers’ Federation said in a statement that he is “extremely concerned” about plans to allow DeVos to visit Ontario schools.

“Ms. DeVos is a vocal proponent of programs that divert government funding away from public education and into private hands, to pay for tuition at private and religious schools,” Harvey Bischof wrote in a statement.

“The Ministry of Education should reconsider this visit and send a strong, clear message to Ms. DeVos and other proponents of privatization that public education in Ontario is not for sale.”
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More here: https://www.thestar.com/amp/news/ca...ario-to-learn-about-public-school-system.html
 
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“DeVos represents everything a public education advocate opposes,” Ontario Teachers’ Federation president Chris Cowley wrote on Twitter. “She should keep her backwards ideas out of Ontario.”
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Glad they're not mincing words, she can gtfo.
 
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Ontario is the kind of province that will host 500 dollar a plate dinners for Sarah Palin. FYI.
 
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I mean, if she learns something and can make a non horrific decision for the American system, sure.

But she's a horrible banshee and will just manage to spend both of our taxpayers money.
 
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Ontario is not the best place to learn from. We have private, as well as publicly funded Catholic schools. It's kind of a mess, honestly.
 
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take her back
 
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Sapiens said:
Ontario is the kind of province that will host 500 dollar a plate dinners for Sarah Palin. FYI.
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What? No it's not.

Ontario has one of the best public education systems in the world. I had a Chinese delegation come to my school once. It's normal for DeVos to visit. She's coming here to learn from us, not the other way around. Hopefully she learns a thing or two about the importance of a strong public education system.
 
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U.S. Education Secretary Betsy DeVos has cancelled a trip to tour Ontario's schools – a planned visit that had drawn protests from teacher unions who accused her of favouring private schools instead of a publicly-funded education system.

A spokesman for Education Minister Mitzie Hunter said on Wednesday that the government received word from Ms. DeVos's office in Washington that she was cancelling her trip because of "scheduling conflicts." Ms. DeVos's itinerary had her coming to Ontario on a "study visit" Thursday and Friday.
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https://beta.theglobeandmail.com/ne...eglobeandmail.com&cmpid=rss1&click=sf_globefb

Lmao what a shame.
 
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A spokesman for Education Minister Mitzie Hunter said on Wednesday that the government received word from Ms. DeVos's office in Washington that she was cancelling her trip because of "scheduling conflicts."
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uuh wouldn't the hope be that she'll change her backward views on publicly funded schools cause she sure ain't changing ON schooling
 
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At first I figured it was Ontario, CA because then it'd at least be in the US.

Then I realized it was probably Canada because she's so hated here that she probably wanted to go somewhere less hostile.

And now Canada is too hostile? Lmaoooo
 
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