Edition #1090 Today we look at the confirmation of Betsy DeVos to head the Department of education and some of the ideological and historical context that brought us to this point Be part of the show! Leave a message at 202-999-3991 Show Notes Ch. 1: Opening Theme: A Fond Farewell - From a Basement On the Hill Ch. 2: Act 1: Betsy DeVos Confirmation Proves You Can Buy Power - @DavidPakmanShow - Air Date: 02-09-17 Ch. 3: Song 1: ​Oligarchy - The Haymarket Squares Ch. 4: Act 2: The truth about school vouchers for impoverished or disabled children - Off Kilter (@TalkPoverty) - Air Date 2-17-17 Ch. 5: Song 2: ​Teach Me Something - Hot Tip Ch. 6: Act 3: Charter Schools - @LastWeekTonight with @iamjohnoliver - Air Date 08-22-16 Ch. 7: Song 3: ​How to save a life - The Fray Ch. 8: Act 4: The history of education policies and their purposes - @Making_Contact - Air Date 3-14-17 Ch. 9: Song 4: ​Dancing Through Life - Christopher Fitzgerald, Idina Menzel, Kristin Chenoweth, Michelle Federer & Norbert Leo Butz Ch. 10: Act 5: Will Reaganomics Put The Final Nail In The Coffin of Public Education? - @Thom_Hartmann - Air Date: 11-29-16 Ch. 11: Song 5: ​The Idiots are taking over - NOFX Ch. 12: Act 6: #SaveOurSchools- Stop Legislation that Kills Public Education & Hurts Poor Children via @Network4pubed - Best of the Left Activism Ch. 13: Song 6: ​Activism - Shihan Ch. 14: Act 7: Diane Ravitch on the damage Betsy DeVos can do to the Department of Education - Who What Why - Air Date 1-20-17 Voicemails Ch. 15: Improve on the ACA to build toward single payer - Matt from Pueblo, CO Ch. 16: New York Health campaign - Alan from Connecticut Ch. 17: The ACA is a step towards single payer - Evan from Texas Voicemail Music: Loud Pipes - Classics Ch. 18: Final comments on the way to negotiate for a better health care system Closing Music: Here We Are - Everyone's in Everyone Activism: TAKE ACTION Get involved with Network for Public Education and follow them on Facebook and Twitter Join the conversations about school vouchers online with #SaveOurSchools Call Members of Congress: Countable.us Education Bills ; Members of the Education and the Workforce Committee EDUCATE YOURSELF Read the Summary of HR 610 (Congress.gov) Do Private-School Vouchers Promote Segregation? (The Atlantic) BETSY DEVOS WANTS TO USE AMERICA'S SCHOOLS TO BUILD "GOD'S KINGDOM" (Mother Jones) Jeff Bryan: The Big Lie Behind Trump’s Budget Proposals for Education (DianaRavitch.com) Tensions rise as vouchers pick up traction across Wisconsin (Journal Sentinel - Milwaukee, Wisconsin) Subtracting Schools from Communities (Urban.org)  Written by BOTL Communications Director, Amanda Hoffman Produced by Jay! Tomlinson Thanks for listening! Visit us at BestOfTheLeft.com Check out the BotL iOS/Android App in the App Stores! Follow at Twitter.com/BestOfTheLeft Like at Facebook.com/BestOfTheLeft Contact me directly at Jay@BestOfTheLeft.com Review the show on iTunes and Stitcher!