Trump Chooses Charter School Advocate Betsy DeVos As Education Secretary

Prominent charter school advocate Betsy DeVos of Michigan was chosen Wednesday as secretary of education by President-elect Donald Trump, The Associated Press reported. The Cabinet-level position requires Senate confirmation. The DeVos choice faced criticism even before it was formally announced on Wednesday afternoon. Conservatives warned DeVos, a longtime Republican donor, previously supported the Common Core education standards Trump railed against during the campaign. Trump called DeVos “a brilliant and passionate education advocate” in a Wednesday statement, the report said. “Under her leadership we will reform the U.S. education system and break the bureaucracy that is holding our...