Post by ck4829 on Nov 24, 2016 17:09:27 GMT
Child labor laws exist for a reason, but Donald Trump’s pick for Secretary of Education would rather kids work in the mines instead of learning in school.
On Wednesday, Trump announced Betsy DeVos as the person he wants overseeing education in this country for the next four years. DeVos is a billionaire conservative donor who supports school vouchers and diverted public funds to religious schools, which would be a major violation of the separation of church and state since tax dollars would flow to “Christian” schools.
But DeVos is even more dangerous because of her ties to groups that want to take poor children out of the classroom and stick them straight into the workforce doing dangerous jobs like coal mining.
Acton Institute is funded by DeVos, and it advocates for the end of child labor laws.
An article on the website argues that kids should be in the mines and factories instead of classrooms because “a long day’s work and a load of sweat have plenty to teach as well.”
thepoliticus.com/content/mining-would-be-exciting-kids-trumps-secretary-education-wants-legal-child-labor
"They are being valued for what they do, which is to say being valued as people. They are earning money."
This is why economic power needs to belong in the hands of the people, not the few and the powerful.
On Wednesday, Trump announced Betsy DeVos as the person he wants overseeing education in this country for the next four years. DeVos is a billionaire conservative donor who supports school vouchers and diverted public funds to religious schools, which would be a major violation of the separation of church and state since tax dollars would flow to “Christian” schools.
But DeVos is even more dangerous because of her ties to groups that want to take poor children out of the classroom and stick them straight into the workforce doing dangerous jobs like coal mining.
Acton Institute is funded by DeVos, and it advocates for the end of child labor laws.
An article on the website argues that kids should be in the mines and factories instead of classrooms because “a long day’s work and a load of sweat have plenty to teach as well.”
They are on the streets, in the factories, in the mines, with adults and with peers, learning and doing. They are being valued for what they do, which is to say being valued as people. They are earning money.
thepoliticus.com/content/mining-would-be-exciting-kids-trumps-secretary-education-wants-legal-child-labor
"They are being valued for what they do, which is to say being valued as people. They are earning money."
This is why economic power needs to belong in the hands of the people, not the few and the powerful.
