The fight over Betsy DeVos’ nomination to be education secretary — just barely approved by the Senate with the tie-breaking help of Vice President Mike Pence — has, in the public debate, been mostly a fight over K-12 education policy.

I find the intensity of feeling on both sides about DeVos’ views on K-12 a little baffling, given the limited role the federal government plays in K-12 education and the apparently similar results studies have shown are produced by traditional public and charter schools. Contrary to the hopes of her fans and the fears of her detractors, read more >>>

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