Previous Vice President Joe Biden, the assumed Democratic governmental candidate, has actually pledged to change Education Secretary Betsy DeVos with someone who has the ideal experience for the task.
On Wednesday, President Donald Trump again firmly insisted that schools reopen despite the growing coronavirus pandemic. He and DeVos even threatened to cut federal funding to schools that don’t resume.
DeVos blamed “fear-mongering” and “making excuses” for school closures due to the pandemic.
” They need to fully open,” she stated “And they need to be totally operational.”
DeVos is not an educator and had no experience in public education prior to rising to run the Department of Education. That motivated Biden’s vow about her replacement if he wins the election:
Four years of Betsy DeVos is sufficient. We require a Secretary of Education who is actually a public school teacher.
— Joe Biden (@JoeBiden) July 9, 2020
DeVos was one of Trump’s most controversial picks, and after her Senate confirmation vote ended in a 50-50 tie, she became the very first cabinet member to take office through the vice president casting a tie-breaking vote.
Ever Since, she has redirect