Education Secretary DeVos gives cringeworthy interview to '60 Minutes'

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• Education Secretary Betsy DeVos gave a stumbling, cringeworthy interview to CBS' "60 Minutes" where she said she didn't know if her policies had improved struggling public schools.
• DeVos was a controversial cabinet pick for President Donald Trump, and advocates for increasing school choices rather than investing more in existing schools.
• DeVos commented on sexual assault in education, arming teachers to prevent school shootings, and struggling schools in her home state.

Education Secretary Betsy DeVos, the billionaire school choice advocate who became the first-ever presidential cabinet member to receive only 50 votes in the Senate during a confirmation, gave a stumbling, cringeworthy interview to CBS' "60 Minutes."

Grilled by CBS' Lesley Stahl on a number of issues, DeVos clung to her belief in creating more schooling options for families rather than spending money to improve existing public schools. See the rest of the story at Business Insider

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