A GOP activist and Oconee County teacher is protesting a push by the Professional Association of Georgia Educators to torpedo the approval of Michigan billionaire Betsy DeVos as education secretary.
In his letter, Kirk Shook, secretary of the Georgia Republican Party, tells the PAGE Executive Committee that it is becoming a tool of the Democratic Party.
PAGE has urged its members to oppose DeVos, asking, "please contact Senator Isakson's office and politely request that he block DeVos' confirmation and that he assist in the search for a more qualified Secretary of Education with a track record of supporting public schools. If you are a special education teacher, you might mention that fact, as well. Please remember to be courteous and professional in your communication, and be sure to mention that you are a Georgia resident."
Shook has written for the blog before, writing in March that he believed test scores have a role in teacher evaluations. He has been a social studies teacher in Oconee County for 10 years and has served at the Georgia Department of Education on the Social Studies Resource Committee and the Georgia Performance Standards Revision Team for Economics. He was a Georgia Economics Teacher of the Year finalist for 2016.
Here is the letter he sent to PAGE:
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