Education Secretary Betsy DeVos spoke about her role in the Trump administration at the Conservative Political Action Conference in Maryland, Feb. 23. “My job isn’t to win a popularity contest with the media or the education establishment here in Washington. My job as secretary of education is to make education work for students.”DeVos briefly addressed her withdrawal Wednesday of Obama-era federal guidelines meant to protect transgender students from discrimination at school. She was confirmed by the slimmest of margins after Democrats and two Republicans voted to reject her, citing concerns about her lack of personal and professional experience in public schools. She has also made clear that she intends to use her platform to expand alternatives to public schools, including charter schools, online schools and private schools that students attend with the help of public funds.

Source: Washington Post February 23, 2017 19:22 UTC