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Trump Taps Michigan Philanthropist Betsy DeVos To Be Secretary Of Education — RT America

Current Secretary Of EducationIt’s been a tradition for American presidents – since Jimmy Carter – to nominate unqualified individuals to the office of U.S. Education Department Secretary of Education. A fast look at past Secretaries would offer you sufficient info to grasp that the place is just not reserved for educators, but for political hacks.

One would possibly argue that banking expertise is more important now than it was before, when scholar loans had been federally assured however had been otherwise run largely by personal banks. Or you might argue the alternative – that banking experience was extra necessary to understanding the intricacies of the outdated program, says Jason Delisle, a resident fellow on the conservative American Enterprise Institute who’s written extensively on the federal student mortgage program.

I do hope she will work to increase real native management. I hope she doesn’t exercise affect over state requirements and exams. I hope that …

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