OEA president slams DeVos over threat to withhold funding from schools

Whoa, Betsy: Oklahoma Education Association President Alicia Priest slammed U.S. Education Secretary Betsy DeVos’ threat to withhold federal funding from schools that do not open for the fall semester.

“Betsy DeVos said public schools ‘just gave up’ this spring when a global pandemic shuttered districts across the country,” Priest said. “Betsy DeVos and her administration don’t know public schools, and they don’t know Oklahoma. We found creative ways to teach and feed hundreds of thousands of Oklahoma children during an unparalleled health crisis, and we were proud to. These are our kids.

“Oklahoma teachers and support staff never did and never will ‘just give up’ on our students,” Priest said.

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