If confirmed as education secretary by the U.S. Senate, Betsy DeVos will take over a national education system with an improving graduation rate but stagnant test scores, despite a reform effort under the Obama administration that pumped billions of dollars into the worst-performing schools.
Ms. DeVos, President Donald Trump's nominee, passed a key Senate committee vote on Tuesday, but she faces what could be a close vote in the full Senate, likely sometime next week. She would likely maintain her commitment to expand the use of charter schools and vouchers for students to attend private school, a departure for a top administrator of an education system built largely on traditional public schools.
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