Trump's Pick To Lead U.S. Public Schools Didn't Graduate From Public Schools
President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for education secretary is a conservative billionaire who attended private schools and appears to have little personal experience with traditional public education.
Betsy DeVos, who Trump on Wednesday named to lead the U.S. Department of Education, has poured millions into promoting charter schools and education vouchers. She will head federal policy for the nation’s nearly 100,000 public schools if confirmed to the Trump administration Cabinet post.
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