With so much controversy in Washington, it’s difficult for the Senate and the public to settle on what’s important and what’s critical as the Trump administration comes on line. But preventing Betsy DeVos from becoming Secretary of Education is job one for the Senate tomorrow.

DeVos has long had a huge role in pushing Michigan’s ailing public schools system to the brink of total failure. She’s done that by dumbing down the state’s large charter school industry, removing desperately needed oversight and creating a massive waste of taxpayer money that cheats millions of students out of a good education.

Actually, DeVos, a billionaire heiress, didn’t directly diminish the public and charter schools in the state. She doesn’t actually do anything. She’s not an educator nor government official. She’s never worked for a public school. Never attended one. Never sent her own kids to one. She’s not a researcher nor anything like that. In fact, during recent Senate confirmation hearings, she made herself appear daft as she couldn’t explain nor provide intelligent conversation about critical and basic education issues. She doesn’t understand the difference between assessing schools on student test scores and assessing them on student test score growth, rather than overall achievement. She embarrassed herself and her supporters.

Read more at The Aurora Sentinel.