The Pros And Cons Of Betsy Devos

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Donald Trump selected Betsy DeVos to be the Secretary of Education, critics have spoken about her lack of experience with public schools, her activism with school choice and private education has led many to believe she will strip funding of public school for private and religious school. In fact, Betsy DeVos was recently in a hearing with Democratic lawmakers and when DeVos was asked to commit to not work to privatize public school or strip a penny from public education, DeVos could not commit instead she answered "I look forward, if confirmed, to working with you to talk about how we address the needs of all parents and all students." We clearly understand that DeVos does not see education as a public good but as a private profit,

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