Betsy DeVos, a billionaire philanthropist and conservative activist, has been chosen by President-elect Donald Trump to be education secretary in his incoming administration. In a statement on Wednesday, Trump called DeVos “a brilliant and passionate education advocate”. “She has consistently pushed a corporate agenda to privatize, de-professionalize and impose cookie-cutter solutions to public education. Reacting to the news of the announcement, Bush called DeVos an “outstanding pick” for the post. In March, she told the Washington Examiner that she considered him an “interloper” who “does not represent the Republican party”.

Source: The Guardian November 23, 2016 19:30 UTC