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April 20, 2017

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U.S. Education Secretary Betsy DeVos and American Federation of Teachers President Randi Weingarten descended on Van Wert, Ohio, today for the first stop in what has been billed as a multi-school tour by the education policy adversaries.

.@rweingarten greets @BetsyDeVosED in Van Wert, Ohio. She thanks DeVos for accepting the invite to tour a great public school. pic.twitter.com/t2Vi2lwDTf

— AFT (@AFTunion) April 20, 2017

The visit has been in the making since a few weeks after DeVos’s confirmation, when she agreed to visit two school districts with Weingarten. Weingarten, who opposed DeVos’s nomination for secretary of education by President Trump, chose Van Wert City Schools as their first stop. DeVos has not made her pick yet, but she has said she intends to find a “school of choice” for their next stop.

(The 74: Yes, Twitter, DeVos Met Pitbull at a Charter School — and Yes, He’s Worked on Education for Years)

When they arrived at the 2,000-student district, which consists of a preschool, an elementary school, a middle school, and a high school, they were welcomed by staff eager to talk about their trials and triumphs educating children.

Check out some of the scene we saw being shared on social media:

.@rweingarten & Sec DeVos being welcomed by local reps, Supt & Mayor of Van Wert @AFTunion @mcropper1 pic.twitter.com/RTO6E1GdSE

— Bob Morgenstern (@MorgyWV) April 20, 2017

Now: @BetsyDeVosED @vwft4088 Pres Hood, @AFTunion Pres @rweingarten @OHEducationSupt to hear how distr meets needs of all children #OFTnow pic.twitter.com/dsxSdO98W3

— Ohio Fed of Teachers (@OFTadvocate) April 20, 2017

We aren't here for a photo op, we're here to see the real challenges that Van Wert and OH face and get a slice of reality. –@rweingarten pic.twitter.com/6hMaeWq0pP

— AFT (@AFTunion) April 20, 2017

Secy. @BetsyDeVosED is visiting Van Wert City Schools today, "a public school district with much to be proud of…" https://t.co/DebwKbH6pb pic.twitter.com/JKsfTd9uGQ

— US Dept of Education (@usedgov) April 20, 2017

She has arrived. Meeting with Van Wert pre k and kindergarten teachers. #Devos pic.twitter.com/3TV1RVx6aw

— Kelly Roberts (@NewsieKelly) April 20, 2017

Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos has arrived in Van Wert to tour school district @WTOL11Toledo pic.twitter.com/2eegHayaQt

— Allie Hausfeld (@AllieWTOL) April 20, 2017

Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos took time to listen to teachers speak about education system pic.twitter.com/KFHCsyrcf3

— Sam Bauman (@SamBaumanNews) April 20, 2017

.@rweingarten and @BetsyDeVosED hear from kindergarten and pre-K teachers pic.twitter.com/peML7hmOan

— Caitlin Emma (@caitlinzemma) April 20, 2017

Early childhood @vwft4088 teachers tell @BetsyDeVosED why early learning is important. @AFTunion @rweingarten #OFTnow pic.twitter.com/qLBosXTMI8

— Ohio Fed of Teachers (@OFTadvocate) April 20, 2017

At roundtable with early childhood (Pre-k/K) teachers, who tell DeVos small class sizes, support staff are crucial. pic.twitter.com/J6bp5jG2Dk

— Erica L. Green (@EricaLG) April 20, 2017

Randi Weingarten, left, and Betsy DeVos, right, spend time with pre-schoolers in Van Wert. @toledoblade @toledonews

A post shared by Amy E. Voigt (@amyevoigt) on Apr 20, 2017 at 8:51am PDT

.@rweingarten .@rweingarten and @BetsyDeVosED are back at the High School touring a robotics class. @vwft4088 @OFTadvocate pic.twitter.com/xGQIaMzswm

— AFT (@AFTunion) April 20, 2017

DeVos was going to try using the robot named Suzanne, but then there were technical issues pic.twitter.com/qo8gPrqMUH

— Caitlin Emma (@caitlinzemma) April 20, 2017

.@rweingarten & Sec DeVos learning about a patent application; great things happening in Van Wert schools @vwft4088 pic.twitter.com/QlPEXoXf91

— AFT (@AFTunion) April 20, 2017

DeVos chats with an engineering student pic.twitter.com/0SsUGGF9A9

— Caitlin Emma (@caitlinzemma) April 20, 2017

We showed up today to protest Betsy DeVos’s visit to Van Wert. pic.twitter.com/zjDwQENKI1

— Indivisible OH5 (@IndivisibleOH5) April 20, 2017

Protesters greeting #Devos at the high school. pic.twitter.com/vkFYdmvlab

— Kelly Roberts (@NewsieKelly) April 20, 2017

#Devos at her last stop before a press conference. She's now at Van Wert Elementary School. pic.twitter.com/X5EIO6v8Hn

— Kelly Roberts (@NewsieKelly) April 20, 2017

Project-Based learning on full display in Van Wert 5th grade as @rweingarten & DeVos observe @AFTunion @mcropper1 pic.twitter.com/JpndzUbBvD

— Bob Morgenstern (@MorgyWV) April 20, 2017

DeVos talks to 5th graders as they work on an article about children during the Great Depression pic.twitter.com/SGXWIjPvyS

— Caitlin Emma (@caitlinzemma) April 20, 2017

Major props to these 5th graders in Van Wert, somehow carrying on with their day as cameras take over the room for DeVos pic.twitter.com/JzG03t6L5A

— Allie Hausfeld (@AllieWTOL) April 20, 2017

Children won't learn unless we address all needs of children, @AFTunion @rweingarten & Devos are told in Van Wert pic.twitter.com/fevOibl64a

— Bob Morgenstern (@MorgyWV) April 20, 2017

Van Wert high school students who support @realDonaldTrump parked their pickups with flags outside DeVos visit site pic.twitter.com/qH6Yb7RiUG

— Vanessa McCray (@vanmccray) April 20, 2017

You've all written that @rweingarten & @BetsyDeVosED are combatants. DeVos came & saw many great examples of public ed today. We thank her. pic.twitter.com/jraT1qJgKS

— AFT (@AFTunion) April 20, 2017

Weingarten says thank you to DeVos. "You learn how to do this work by doing this work." Says education transcends politics.

— Aaron Franco (@AFrancoTX) April 20, 2017

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                <h1>New Videos, Photos, and Reactions: DeVos and Weingarten Visit Ohio School Together</h1>

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                <p class="sans">By <a rel="author" href="https://www.the74million.org/contributor/20095/">Mitchell Trinka</a></p>

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                <p>This story first appeared at <a href="https://www.the74million.org">The 74</a>, a nonprofit news site covering education. <a href="https://www.the74million.org/about/newsletters/?utm_source=republish-button&utm_medium=website&utm_campaign=republish">Sign up for free newsletters from The 74</a> to get more like this in your inbox.</p>
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<div class="article__paragraph opening" dir="ltr">U.S. Education Secretary Betsy DeVos and American Federation of Teachers President Randi Weingarten descended on Van Wert, Ohio, today for the first stop in what has been billed as a multi-school tour by the education policy adversaries.</div>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">.<a href="https://twitter.com/rweingarten">@rweingarten</a> greets <a href="https://twitter.com/BetsyDeVosED">@BetsyDeVosED</a> in Van Wert, Ohio. She thanks DeVos for accepting the invite to tour a great public school. <a href="https://t.co/t2Vi2lwDTf">pic.twitter.com/t2Vi2lwDTf</a></p>
<p>— AFT (@AFTunion) <a href="https://twitter.com/AFTunion/status/855056493900705793">April 20, 2017</a></p></blockquote>
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<div class="article__paragraph" dir="ltr">The visit has been in the making since a few weeks after DeVos’s confirmation, when she agreed to visit two school districts with Weingarten. Weingarten, who opposed DeVos’s nomination for secretary of education by President Trump, chose Van Wert City Schools as their first stop. DeVos has not made her pick yet, but she has said she intends to find a “school of choice” for their next stop.</div>
<div class="article__paragraph" dir="ltr"><em><strong>(The 74: <a href="https://www.the74million.org/article/yes-twitter-betsy-devos-met-pitbull-at-a-charter-school-and-yes-hes-worked-on-education-for-years">Yes, Twitter, DeVos Met Pitbull at a Charter School — and Yes, He’s Worked on Education for Years</a>)</strong></em></div>
<div class="article__paragraph" dir="ltr">When they arrived at the 2,000-student district, which consists of a preschool, an elementary school, a middle school, and a high school, they were welcomed by staff eager to talk about their trials and triumphs educating children.</div>
<div class="article__paragraph" dir="ltr">Check out some of the scene we saw being shared on social media:</div>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">.<a href="https://twitter.com/rweingarten">@rweingarten</a> & Sec DeVos being welcomed by local reps, Supt & Mayor of Van Wert <a href="https://twitter.com/AFTunion">@AFTunion</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/mcropper1">@mcropper1</a> <a href="https://t.co/RTO6E1GdSE">pic.twitter.com/RTO6E1GdSE</a></p>
<p>— Bob Morgenstern (@MorgyWV) <a href="https://twitter.com/MorgyWV/status/855072663433334784">April 20, 2017</a></p></blockquote>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">Now: <a href="https://twitter.com/BetsyDeVosED">@BetsyDeVosED</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/vwft4088">@vwft4088</a> Pres Hood, <a href="https://twitter.com/AFTunion">@AFTunion</a> Pres <a href="https://twitter.com/rweingarten">@rweingarten</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/OHEducationSupt">@OHEducationSupt</a> to hear how distr meets needs of all children <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/OFTnow?src=hash">#OFTnow</a> <a href="https://t.co/dsxSdO98W3">pic.twitter.com/dsxSdO98W3</a></p>
<p>— Ohio Fed of Teachers (@OFTadvocate) <a href="https://twitter.com/OFTadvocate/status/855067454573301761">April 20, 2017</a></p></blockquote>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">We aren't here for a photo op, we're here to see the real challenges that Van Wert and OH face and get a slice of reality. –<a href="https://twitter.com/rweingarten">@rweingarten</a> <a href="https://t.co/6hMaeWq0pP">pic.twitter.com/6hMaeWq0pP</a></p>
<p>— AFT (@AFTunion) <a href="https://twitter.com/AFTunion/status/855069624509112322">April 20, 2017</a></p></blockquote>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">Secy. <a href="https://twitter.com/BetsyDeVosED">@BetsyDeVosED</a> is visiting Van Wert City Schools today, "a public school district with much to be proud of…" <a href="https://t.co/DebwKbH6pb">https://t.co/DebwKbH6pb</a> <a href="https://t.co/JKsfTd9uGQ">pic.twitter.com/JKsfTd9uGQ</a></p>
<p>— US Dept of Education (@usedgov) <a href="https://twitter.com/usedgov/status/855074657682296832">April 20, 2017</a></p></blockquote>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">She has arrived. Meeting with Van Wert pre k and kindergarten teachers. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Devos?src=hash">#Devos</a> <a href="https://t.co/3TV1RVx6aw">pic.twitter.com/3TV1RVx6aw</a></p>
<p>— Kelly Roberts (@NewsieKelly) <a href="https://twitter.com/NewsieKelly/status/855075886898581504">April 20, 2017</a></p></blockquote>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos has arrived in Van Wert to tour school district <a href="https://twitter.com/WTOL11Toledo">@WTOL11Toledo</a> <a href="https://t.co/2eegHayaQt">pic.twitter.com/2eegHayaQt</a></p>
<p>— Allie Hausfeld (@AllieWTOL) <a href="https://twitter.com/AllieWTOL/status/855076214960246787">April 20, 2017</a></p></blockquote>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos took time to listen to teachers speak about education system <a href="https://t.co/KFHCsyrcf3">pic.twitter.com/KFHCsyrcf3</a></p>
<p>— Sam Bauman (@SamBaumanNews) <a href="https://twitter.com/SamBaumanNews/status/855082582949715968">April 20, 2017</a></p></blockquote>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">.<a href="https://twitter.com/rweingarten">@rweingarten</a> and <a href="https://twitter.com/BetsyDeVosED">@BetsyDeVosED</a> hear from kindergarten and pre-K teachers <a href="https://t.co/peML7hmOan">pic.twitter.com/peML7hmOan</a></p>
<p>— Caitlin Emma (@caitlinzemma) <a href="https://twitter.com/caitlinzemma/status/855076776674045952">April 20, 2017</a></p></blockquote>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">Early childhood <a href="https://twitter.com/vwft4088">@vwft4088</a> teachers tell <a href="https://twitter.com/BetsyDeVosED">@BetsyDeVosED</a> why early learning is important. <a href="https://twitter.com/AFTunion">@AFTunion</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/rweingarten">@rweingarten</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/OFTnow?src=hash">#OFTnow</a> <a href="https://t.co/qLBosXTMI8">pic.twitter.com/qLBosXTMI8</a></p>
<p>— Ohio Fed of Teachers (@OFTadvocate) <a href="https://twitter.com/OFTadvocate/status/855078214590504961">April 20, 2017</a></p></blockquote>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">At roundtable with early childhood (Pre-k/K) teachers, who tell DeVos small class sizes, support staff are crucial. <a href="https://t.co/J6bp5jG2Dk">pic.twitter.com/J6bp5jG2Dk</a></p>
<p>— Erica L. Green (@EricaLG) <a href="https://twitter.com/EricaLG/status/855082152488259584">April 20, 2017</a></p></blockquote>
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<p style=" margin:8px 0 0 0; padding:0 4px;"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/BTHOM2TFEot/" style=" color:#000; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; line-height:17px; text-decoration:none; word-wrap:break-word;" target="_blank">Randi Weingarten, left, and Betsy DeVos, right, spend time with pre-schoolers in Van Wert. @toledoblade @toledonews</a></p>
<p style=" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px; margin-bottom:0; margin-top:8px; overflow:hidden; padding:8px 0 7px; text-align:center; text-overflow:ellipsis; white-space:nowrap;">A post shared by Amy E. Voigt (@amyevoigt) on <time datetime="2017-04-20T15:51:30+00:00" style=" font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px;">Apr 20, 2017 at 8:51am PDT</time></p>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">.<a href="https://twitter.com/rweingarten">@rweingarten</a> .<a href="https://twitter.com/rweingarten">@rweingarten</a> and <a href="https://twitter.com/BetsyDeVosED">@BetsyDeVosED</a> are back at the High School touring a robotics class. <a href="https://twitter.com/vwft4088">@vwft4088</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/OFTadvocate">@OFTadvocate</a> <a href="https://t.co/xGQIaMzswm">pic.twitter.com/xGQIaMzswm</a></p>
<p>— AFT (@AFTunion) <a href="https://twitter.com/AFTunion/status/855092564214648832">April 20, 2017</a></p></blockquote>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">DeVos was going to try using the robot named Suzanne, but then there were technical issues <a href="https://t.co/qo8gPrqMUH">pic.twitter.com/qo8gPrqMUH</a></p>
<p>— Caitlin Emma (@caitlinzemma) <a href="https://twitter.com/caitlinzemma/status/855099672972709888">April 20, 2017</a></p></blockquote>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">.<a href="https://twitter.com/rweingarten">@rweingarten</a> & Sec DeVos learning about a patent application; great things happening in Van Wert schools <a href="https://twitter.com/vwft4088">@vwft4088</a> <a href="https://t.co/QlPEXoXf91">pic.twitter.com/QlPEXoXf91</a></p>
<p>— AFT (@AFTunion) <a href="https://twitter.com/AFTunion/status/855095504174231553">April 20, 2017</a></p></blockquote>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">DeVos chats with an engineering student <a href="https://t.co/0SsUGGF9A9">pic.twitter.com/0SsUGGF9A9</a></p>
<p>— Caitlin Emma (@caitlinzemma) <a href="https://twitter.com/caitlinzemma/status/855096444700807168">April 20, 2017</a></p></blockquote>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">We showed up today to protest Betsy DeVos’s visit to Van Wert. <a href="https://t.co/zjDwQENKI1">pic.twitter.com/zjDwQENKI1</a></p>
<p>— Indivisible OH5 (@IndivisibleOH5) <a href="https://twitter.com/IndivisibleOH5/status/855141319391551492">April 20, 2017</a></p></blockquote>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">Protesters greeting <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Devos?src=hash">#Devos</a> at the high school. <a href="https://t.co/vkFYdmvlab">pic.twitter.com/vkFYdmvlab</a></p>
<p>— Kelly Roberts (@NewsieKelly) <a href="https://twitter.com/NewsieKelly/status/855094451869503488">April 20, 2017</a></p></blockquote>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en"><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Devos?src=hash">#Devos</a> at her last stop before a press conference. She's now at Van Wert Elementary School. <a href="https://t.co/X5EIO6v8Hn">pic.twitter.com/X5EIO6v8Hn</a></p>
<p>— Kelly Roberts (@NewsieKelly) <a href="https://twitter.com/NewsieKelly/status/855103991914651648">April 20, 2017</a></p></blockquote>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">Project-Based learning on full display in Van Wert 5th grade as <a href="https://twitter.com/rweingarten">@rweingarten</a> & DeVos observe <a href="https://twitter.com/AFTunion">@AFTunion</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/mcropper1">@mcropper1</a> <a href="https://t.co/JpndzUbBvD">pic.twitter.com/JpndzUbBvD</a></p>
<p>— Bob Morgenstern (@MorgyWV) <a href="https://twitter.com/MorgyWV/status/855105414802927616">April 20, 2017</a></p></blockquote>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">DeVos talks to 5th graders as they work on an article about children during the Great Depression <a href="https://t.co/SGXWIjPvyS">pic.twitter.com/SGXWIjPvyS</a></p>
<p>— Caitlin Emma (@caitlinzemma) <a href="https://twitter.com/caitlinzemma/status/855105516200132608">April 20, 2017</a></p></blockquote>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">Major props to these 5th graders in Van Wert, somehow carrying on with their day as cameras take over the room for DeVos <a href="https://t.co/JzG03t6L5A">pic.twitter.com/JzG03t6L5A</a></p>
<p>— Allie Hausfeld (@AllieWTOL) <a href="https://twitter.com/AllieWTOL/status/855107730222321664">April 20, 2017</a></p></blockquote>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">Children won't learn unless we address all needs of children, <a href="https://twitter.com/AFTunion">@AFTunion</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/rweingarten">@rweingarten</a> & Devos are told in Van Wert <a href="https://t.co/fevOibl64a">pic.twitter.com/fevOibl64a</a></p>
<p>— Bob Morgenstern (@MorgyWV) <a href="https://twitter.com/MorgyWV/status/855114460863893504">April 20, 2017</a></p></blockquote>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">Van Wert high school students who support <a href="https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump">@realDonaldTrump</a> parked their pickups with flags outside DeVos visit site <a href="https://t.co/qH6Yb7RiUG">pic.twitter.com/qH6Yb7RiUG</a></p>
<p>— Vanessa McCray (@vanmccray) <a href="https://twitter.com/vanmccray/status/855125067797286912">April 20, 2017</a></p></blockquote>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">You've all written that <a href="https://twitter.com/rweingarten">@rweingarten</a> & <a href="https://twitter.com/BetsyDeVosED">@BetsyDeVosED</a> are combatants. DeVos came & saw many great examples of public ed today. We thank her. <a href="https://t.co/jraT1qJgKS">pic.twitter.com/jraT1qJgKS</a></p>
<p>— AFT (@AFTunion) <a href="https://twitter.com/AFTunion/status/855129535548973056">April 20, 2017</a></p></blockquote>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">Weingarten says thank you to DeVos. "You learn how to do this work by doing this work." Says education transcends politics.</p>
<p>— Aaron Franco (@AFrancoTX) <a href="https://twitter.com/AFrancoTX/status/855129611344257026">April 20, 2017</a></p></blockquote>
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