Poor Betsy DeVos. Three words that an accountant would never use for the woman connected to the Amway fortune, whose only real knowledge of education was being an anti-public school/pro-voucher advocate.
But now, here she is, thrust into the role of nation’s top education official in a bit of White affirmative action by Donald Trump, another recipient of the same.
That is to say they’re both unqualified, unworthy of their respective jobs, and in a bit over their heads.
So as we contemplate DeVos’ rewrite proposals of the rules governing sexual harassment in higher ed — what could be DeVos’ most significant action to date — we have to be thankful that she’s only education secretary.
DeVos only gets to show her unworthiness every now and then, and just in one area.
Trump constantly tests us all, even his supporters with extreme views contrary to democracy’s norms.
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