Linda McMahon: We Need to Have a Merit-Based System, Remove DEI from Our Classrooms

Trump Randi Weingarten says ░░░░░░░░ DEI equals opportunity and ░░░░░░░░ s necessary so that ░░░░░░░░ can succeed Do you ░░░░░░░░ with that McMAHON I ░░░░░░░░ t One of the ░░░░░░░░ that President Trump has ░░░░░░░░ so decisive about is ░░░░░░░░ sure that DEI is ░░░░░░░░ out of contracts We ░░░░░░░░ to have a merit ░░░░░░░░ in our country I ░░░░░░░░ that those that are ░░░░░░░░ to do things should ░░░░░░░░ them I don t ░░░░░░░░ one size fits all ░░░░░░░░ don t think all ░░░░░░░░ or adults should be ░░░░░░░░ at the same level ░░░░░░░░ need to have merit ░░░░░░░░ that is how we ░░░░░░░░ Everybody should have the ░░░░░░░░ opportunity And let s ░░░░░░░░ the tools especially in ░░░░░░░░ let s provide the ░░░░░░░░ and education to all ░░░░░░░░ not on you know ░░░░░░░░ formula Let s make ░░░░░░░░ that merit is the ░░░░░░░░ driver of where we ░░░░░░░░ to be Trump Great ░░░░░░░░ are a national treasure ░░░░░░░░ the not so great ░░░░░░░░ are protected by the ░░░░░░░░ union and allowed to ░░░░░░░░ in these positions How ░░░░░░░░ is that to our ░░░░░░░░ McMAHON I think it ░░░░░░░░ very detrimental And when ░░░░░░░░ was on the state ░░░░░░░░ of education in Connecticut ░░░░░░░░ question I asked one ░░░░░░░░ was why do we ░░░░░░░░ to have tenure You ░░░░░░░░ hear a pin drop ░░░░░░░░ the room I said ░░░░░░░░ know in the private ░░░░░░░░ if you are not ░░░░░░░░ a good job you ░░░░░░░░ fired If you are ░░░░░░░░ a great job you ░░░░░░░░ rewarded for that and ░░░░░░░░ have merit increases And ░░░░░░░░ think we should reward ░░░░░░░░ good teachers because they ░░░░░░░░ having an incredible impact ░░░░░░░░ our students They can ░░░░░░░░ them up they can ░░░░░░░░ them they can encourage ░░░░░░░░ they can help really ░░░░░░░░ them along And a ░░░░░░░░ teacher who s just ░░░░░░░░ of mailing it in ░░░░░░░░ day her classroom or ░░░░░░░░ classroom it s just ░░░░░░░░ doing the service to ░░░░░░░░ students that they deserve.”