Betsy DeVos, the woman President-elect Donald Trump chose to lead the US Department of Education, sparred with some lawmakers during her confirmation hearing on Tuesday.

At one point, DeVos appeared to get stuck on a question asked by Sen. Al Franken of Minnesota.

Franken asked DeVos to clarify her position on measuring student progress — specifically, the debate between proficiency versus growth.

DeVos asked for clarification after first conflating the meanings of the two concepts.

“This is a subject that has been debated in the education community for years,” Franken told DeVos. “It surprises me that you don’t know this issue.”

Franken then turned to read more >>>

Source:: BusinessInsider.Com