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The Scam Behind the Farce Behind the Charade
How Trump / DeVos Keep Americans Under-educated and Poor
The Charade
If you caught the 2020 State of the Union address, you met Stephanie and Janiyah Davis. Here’s their bio from the official Presidential website:
Stephanie and Janiyah Davis from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: Janiyah is a 4th grade student from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She loves art and math, but for too long she has been assigned to low-performing schools. Her mom, Stephanie, is a hardworking single mother who tried to apply for a tax credit scholarship. But due to Pennsylvania’s governor recently vetoing school choice legislation, Janiyah remained among the estimated 50,000 students on a waitlist. Janiyah received a scholarship to go to a school of her choice at President Trump’s 2020 State of the Union.
A heartwarming story, but the details are wrong. Really wrong. Trumpy wrong.
Here’s how President Trump introduced the mother and daughter in his address:
The next step forward in building an inclusive society is making sure that every young American gets a great education and the opportunity to achieve the American Dream. Yet, for too long, countless American children have been trapped in failing government schools. To rescue these students, 18 states have created…
