The attempt by liberals to preserve the public education system is just that – an attempt to preserve a system, one that is failing all too many students and ignoring the needs of those students. Now that Betsy DeVos is the new secretary of education, there are three things she must do if she is to succeed where others have failed.  First, she must break the death grip that the teacher unions have on the public schools.  Second, she must radically restructure the delivery of education.  Finally, she must abolish her department. To those of us who follow the news, it is no secret that the teachers' unions exist to serve one constituency:  the union leadership, and none other.  They prevent incompetent teachers from being removed and replaced, while at the same time, refusing to protect rank and file teachers from violence at the hands of miscreant students.  They maintain their position of power through corrupt political influence and by...(Read Full Post)