Betsy DeVos, nominee for Education Secretary, has little relevant experience or credentials as an education leader that would qualify her to set national standards and prioritize the billions of tax dollars that support our public schools. She lacks an education degree, and she has no experience in pedagogy, curriculum development, or school governance. She has not attended, taught in, or been a parent of a child in public schools. Moreover, she seeks to privatize public education and bring public dollars into private, religious schools.
DeVos's financial disclosure form, given to the Office of Government Ethics, was so woefully incomplete that her initial confirmation hearing date was delayed to provide additional time for her to disclose relevant conflicts of interest within the last five years, as well as her plans to resolve those conflicts. DeVos has a net worth of $5.1 billion and is current chairman of the Windquest Group, a Michigan-based investment management compa...