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  1. 11-23-2016 08:54 PM TopTop #1
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    Trump's Secretary of Education--Billionaire Right-Wing

    Trump's Disastrous Education Pick: A Billionaire Heir of Right-Wing Dynasty and Champion of School Privatization Efforts

    Couldn't be a worse pick.

    Donald Trump announced Wednesday that he is appointing as education secretary Betsy DeVos, the billionaire Republican who is a major champion and founding funder of the modern education privatization movement. Bringing no significant experience in public education, DeVos is a billionaire member of a family that has cultivated extensive power and influence in conservative circles thanks to its fortune from the Amway Corporation.

    Trump’s appointment immediately provoked objection, with writer and historian Diane Ravitch slamming DeVos as someone who "does not hide her contempt for the public schools.”

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