In theory, the news that’s come out about the devastating setbacks children suffered as a result of policies advocated for by Democrats would cause Democrats to stop whatever they’re doing and reassess their priorities and decisions.
Reading scores saw their largest decrease in 30 years, while math scores declined for the first time in the govt's history of testing 9-year-olds — showing the sheer magnitude of the pandemic's effects on America's schoolkids. https://t.co/jTsBKISquE
— The Associated Press (@AP) September 1, 2022
Unfortunately, that doesn’t seem to be happening much today. In fact, what we’re seeing from Democrats today has been quite the opposite. And the feverish spinning and gaslighting goes all the way up to the White House.
Check out this insanity from Education Secretary Miguel Cardona:
When @POTUS took office, schools were closed. The former admin talked a lot but took no action. We had a plan to get teachers vaccinated, pass the American Rescue Plan, and focus on safely getting back to in-person learning. https://t.co/rc9ntU507T
— Secretary Miguel Cardona (@SecCardona) September 1, 2022
In his USA Today opinion piece, Cardona writes:
From Day One of this administration, President Joe Biden recognized these threats the pandemic would have on our students’ academic progress. It’s why he made it the Department of Education’s top priority to get schools safely reopened for in-person learning and to get students back into classrooms. We did – but we know it’s not enough. That’s also why under President Biden’s American Rescue Plan, we’ve directed over $130 billion in funding to school districts across the country to keep schools open and help them accelerate student learning.
This data should serve as a further call to action for states, districts and communities to use these funds quickly, effectively and on strategies we know work. We must raise the bar for our students now and use the resources we have to meet that bar. We must recognize this moment for the urgency it carries: Our students – and the progress of our country – depend on it.
If you’re not already seeing red, then kudos to you. Because it means you’re better at controlling your anger than I am. Not only is Cardona rewriting history when it comes to Joe Biden and Democrats’ priorities and actions, but he’s actually trying to blame Donald Trump for the damage done to a whole generation of kids:
A few weeks after @POTUS put measures in place, a majority of schools were open for the first time since the pandemic started. But we are not finished – @USEdGov has more to do. Now, we have to repair the damage done by Donald Trump’s mismanagement of the pandemic.
— Secretary Miguel Cardona (@SecCardona) September 1, 2022
This is what folks like me like to call historical revisionism. Like, textbook historical revisionism. Where the hell do they think we’ve been all this time? Are they really that convinced that conservatives are completely incapable of remembering things?
And the message they were getting from many corners was one of rampant fear. Check out this extraordinary DNC ad, summer 2020: "Trump…desperate to reopen schools…risking teachers' and parents' lives…do you trust him to do what’s best for our children?" https://t.co/iSrgVOKkNi
— Alec MacGillis (@AlecMacGillis) September 1, 2022
Like so many of you, I’ve sat here and watched Democrats use every single opportunity and resource at their disposal to push and enact policies that everyone with a brain knew would hurt kids. And now you’ve got the effing Secretary of Education trying to tell us that we’ve all been living in the Upside Down. The people who fought tooth and nail to keep kids out of school are the heroes, and we’re the villains.
Sorry, but know. Cardona doesn’t get to do that. Joe Biden doesn’t get to do that. Democrats don’t get to do that.
I voted for Biden but this is simply not true. https://t.co/6RkNznlQVu
— Marc Porter Magee 🎓 (@marcportermagee) September 1, 2022
Biden fought to keep schools closed but wants credit for opening them. https://t.co/hNJ9RGhkL6
— Man Nordau (@MaxNordau) September 1, 2022
shameless, dishonest. disinformation https://t.co/1xFJtyfUTL
— DrainTheSwamp++ (@DrainedTheSwamp) September 1, 2022
Hey, @TwitterSafety, why haven’t you flagged Cardona’s tweets for disinformation?
Flagged and reported for misleading information @TwitterSupport https://t.co/vwpWdLTq51
— Wat Tyler 🏴☠️ (@OrwellsNotebook) September 1, 2022
t doesn’t get any more disinformation-y than that.
This moron is trying to rewrite history. https://t.co/zKrLgfnUDU
— Woke Zombie 🇺🇸😊 (@AWokeZombie) September 1, 2022
Reminder: THIS administration was caught red-handed working with teachers unions to make CDC guidance more rigid and making it more difficult to keep schools open. They're attempting to rewrite history now. https://t.co/SC4ruYqbLY
— Kyle Lamb (@kylamb8) September 1, 2022
Between this and the Title IX stuff, Cardona should join Mayorkas at the top of the next Congress’ impeachment docket https://t.co/O6MsuyJclF
— Jorge Bonilla (@BonillaJL) September 1, 2022
If you’re not genuinely outraged right now, I suggest you check your pulse.
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