Education Secretary Betsy DeVos in conversation with Erica Green of the New York Times at the Education Writers Association's annual conference. After a six-day walkout last year, Governor Doug Ducey agreed to give the state’s teachers a 20% raise. In a press release issued shortly after DeVos’ remarks, Weingarten said, “It’s great that Betsy finally thinks higher teacher salaries are important. In her release, Weingarten added, “We could do this if Betsy worked with us to revoke tax cuts for rich people. She won’t even have to give up the summer homes and the yachts.”Forbes values the DeVos family’s net worth at $5.4 billion.

Source: Forbes May 06, 2019 20:58 UTC