Betsy DeVos has been surrounded by controversy since Donald Trump nominated her to be the next secretary of education.  As chair of the American Federation for Children, she has become an advocate for returning education to the states and local communities.  She believes in working in a bipartisan manner to help empower parents make the right choices for their children.  In doing this, she has supported charter schools, school vouchers, and tuition tax credits. So why is her nomination mired in controversy?  Partly it is of her own doing.  She did not do her homework by allowing the Democrats at the conference hearing to hijack the issues.  She seemed unaware of the longstanding policies and functions of the department she is in line to lead, confusing growth and proficiency, questioning the need for federal taxpayer dollars to help with special need students, and not having a basic knowledge of public school education.  In fact, Ana Navarro,...(Read Full Post)