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General News 11/23/2016 at 2:14 PM EST

Trump Selects Charter School Advocate Betsy DeVos as Education Secretary

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President-elect Donald Trump picked Betsy DeVos to be his education secretary Wednesday, putting an outspoken advocate of charter schools and education vouchers in America's top education post. Trump transition's team confirmed her appointment. DeVos, a 58-year-old billionaire philanthropist from Michigan, leads the American Federation for Children, which promotes charter school education. A major GOP donor who gave money to Carly Fiorina and Jeb Bush during the primaries, DeVos ultimately supported Florida Sen. Marco Rubio as the Republican candidate for president — not Trump.

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