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FROM Philissa Cramer
Trump picks new education leader President elect Donald Trump has tapped a relatively unknown figure to run the nation’s education department. Billionaire Betsy DeVos is a Michigan philanthropist and a Republican activist. She is best known for pushing school vouchers, a way for families to spend public money schools of their choice. Traditional public school proponents largely oppose DeVos, but some charter school advocates are cheering her nomination.
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