So what could happen to public education if DeVos is confirmed by Congress as education secretary? But Betsy DeVos, his choice as education secretary, attended private schools and sent her children to them. So as far as personal interaction with public education, she doesn’t even have that going for her. States have no consistent mechanisms for holding private schools, charter schools, and homeschooling families accountable for student performance, and American achievement spirals downward. The shift of funds away from public school districts creates further stresses on traditional public schools.

Source: Washington Post November 27, 2016 18:22 UTC