Local teachers protest against Betsy DeVos
February 08, 2017 | Local News, News,
Local teachers gather outside Sen. Roy Blunt’s Columbia office on Monday, Feb. 6. Photo by Brett Stover.
By Stephanie Hamann, Reporter
On Monday, dozens of teachers from Columbia Public Schools and other mid-Missouri schools held a demonstration outside U.S. Senator Roy Blunt’s office in downtown Columbia. They called on Blunt to vote against the confirmation of Betsy DeVos for Secretary of Education. DeVos was confirmed yesterday in the Senate by a 51-50 vote as Blunt voted in favor of confirmation.