Education Secretary Betsy DeVos had one of the most contentious confirmation hearings of the Trump administration, with two Republicans voting against her nomination. On Sunday night, she told Lesley Stahl of \u201c60 Minutes\u201d that she\u2019s \u201cmore misunderstood than anything.\u201d<\/p>\n
However, in the very same interview, the billionaire advocate for school choice, which allows taxpayer funds for public education to be channeled to other schools, including private religious-based institutions, struggled to provide data backing up her signature issue. <\/p>\n
DeVos claimed that when kids opt to go to private or charter schools, public schools also improve. Then, DeVos admitted she didn\u2019t know if that happened in her home state of Michigan, where she has long advocated for such programs.<\/p>\n
Have you seen the really bad schools? Maybe try to figure out what they\u2019re doing?\u201d Stahl asked. <\/p>\n
\u201cI have not,\u201d DeVos confessed. \u201cI have not. I have not intentionally visited schools that are underperforming.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cMaybe you should,\u201d Stahl suggested.<\/p>\n
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