US President-elect Donald Trump has made open his intentions
to nominate conservative activist and billionaire philanthropist Elisabeth
'Betsy' DeVos as his Education Secretary after Indian-American Nikki Haley.
DeVos is a highly successful education advocate, businesswoman and a
philanthropist.
"Under her leadership we will reform the US education
system and break the bureaucracy that is holding our children back so that we
can deliver world-class education and school choice to all families," said
the President-elect after announcing his nomination.
"I am honoured to accept this responsibility to work
with the President-elect on his vision to make American education great
again," said DeVos. "The status quo in education is not acceptable.
Together, we can work to make transformational change that ensures every
student in America has the opportunity to fulfill his or her highest
potential," she said.
DeVos has spent decades advocating for school choice reforms
and helping under-served children gain access to quality education. She is
chairman of the American Federation for Children whose mission is to
"improve our nation's K-12 education by advancing systemic and sustainable
public policy that empowers parents, particularly those in low-income families,
to choose the education they determine is best for their children".
DeVos is chair of the Windquest Group and has also served on
national and local charitable and civic boards, including the Kennedy Center
for the Performing Arts, American Enterprise Institute, The Philanthropy
Roundtable, Kids Hope USA, and Mars Hill Bible Church.
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