Duplessis: Betsy DeVos should be confirmed for education post

The Advocate, Ann Duplessis, Jan. 5, 2017

the-advocateAmerica’s education system has been broken for a very long time. The just-released Program for International Student Assessment, or PISA, results show students in the United States continuing to fall behind their international peers, with scores declining in math, and stagnant in science and reading. We cannot stay on this path.

That is just one of the many reasons I enthusiastically support Betsy DeVos’ nomination as secretary of education. I have seen first-hand the positive impact of the education reforms she has promoted for well over 20 years. This is an unprecedented opportunity in our nation’s history to make good on decades of unfulfilled promises to our children.

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