Document Type
Opinion
Publication Date
2-7-2017
Department 1
Education
Abstract
So today is the big day: the Senate is expected to finally vote on Betsy DeVos's nomination to become the next U.S. Secretary of Education, and Vice President Mike Pence is poised to break an expected tie in her favor. I doubt very much that aything other than the expected result is going to happen. After all, we live in an age when too many politicians pick their voters, not the other way around. My bet is that Collins and Murkowski were allowed to announce their votes against DeVos because the leadership had already conducted a tight whip count and felt confident that they had the votes to get DeVos through. Everything else has been theater. It's been good theater, but it's unlikely to change the outcome. [excerpt]
Copyright Note
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Recommended Citation
Powell, Dave. "And What If DeVos is Confirmed?" Education Week (February 7, 2017).
Comments
This piece appeared on Education Week as part of Dr. Powell's opinion blog, "The K-12 Contrarian." The original version is available online here.