Bennett College loses appeals hearing but files federal suit to keep accreditation

Then this happened...

Federal judge grants Bennett College temporary restraining order, restoring accreditation

Just another transposable model.

HBCU, SEC, DOE, DOJ And The Child Welfare Fraud

Happy Black History Month!

DeVos donates her salary to historically black colleges, 6 other groups

Education Secretary Betsy DeVos donated a portion of her government salary to the Thurgood Marshall College Fund, a group of public historically black colleges and universities, the group announced Wednesday.

“Out of all the higher education organizations in the country she could have selected, we can’t thank Mrs. DeVos enough for her trust, belief in and support for TMCF, the mission and our 47 member-schools,” Harry L. Williams, TMCF president and CEO, said in a statement.

It's the latest example of her warming relationship with HBCUs, which got off to a rocky start when she issued a statement in 2017 calling the schools — founded during an era of racial segregation — "real pioneers when it comes to school choice.” Later that year, she was booed by hundreds of graduating seniors at a historically black university in Florida as she delivered the school's commencement address.

But DeVos has since drawn praise from leaders, in part for her work on a capital financing program that's helped their financially struggling schools.

“Mrs. DeVos has taken the time to consistently meet, listen and work with TMCF, learning more about the needs and value of our schools throughout her time at the Department of Education,"

Williams said. "We have had a productive and impactful working relationship with Mrs. DeVos and her entire team.”

DeVos made a $199,700 salary as a Cabinet member in 2018. The college fund would not say how much she gave. Nor would an Education Department spokesperson.

DeVos, a billionaire philanthropist, has a long history of donating to groups that support expanding access to charter schools and private schools and religious organizations, among other causes. Last year, she divided her government salary among four nonprofits, including the Special Olympics.

Besides the college fund, DeVos this year also gave unspecified amounts to:

— The Travis Manion Foundation, a nonprofit supporting veterans.

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https://pdf.guidestar.org/PDF_Images/2017/412/237/2017-412237951-0e5b08d4-9.pdf

— The Kennedy Center's Any Given Child initiative.

http://education.kennedy-center.org/education/anygivenchild/

It seems Any Given Child is not incorporated but was found 411 entities to directly link to the Van Wezel Foundation.

https://pdf.guidestar.org/PDF_Images/2017/592/807/2017-592807055-0f15a7ff-9.pdf

— The National Academy Foundation, a national network supporting STEM education.

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https://naf.org/

This one seems to be one of those Social Impact Bonds operation where you can write off a tax exemption as a PR marketing ploy to pump your federal and state Medicaid cost reimbursements double billing programs.

This is one of those start up charter schools when you want to set up shop to plunder the children's trust funds of a municipal school budget.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Unofficial-National-Foundation-Engineering-Operations/dp/1599800438

— The Children's Scholarship Fund, a nonprofit school choice group.

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https://scholarshipfund.org/

2017 Gross Receipts: $23,961,963.00

2017 Assets: $18,362,840.00

https://pdf.guidestar.org/PDF_Images/2017/134/002/2017-134002189-0ed3a44c-9.pdf

This is one of those fun philosophical Gregorian Knots I like to throw at the heads of "The Elected Ones" every so often when I need a good chuckle by counting how many days it takes them to figure out that I just called them out for stealin'.

If a tree falls in the forest, does it make a sound?

If a child meets to qualifying criteria under the Title IV-A Poverty Means Test in being eligible for free or reduced school lunches in attending a public school, funded under Title I, then why is there a private scholarship fund to pay for what the student gets for free already?

In all situations, this exercise in ethics flies over the heads of "The Elected Ones".

This particular one is fun because it flat out tells you that they are using kids as lab rats, having Medicaid pay for their socio-economic research through child welfare, an expertise of Betsy.