Senator Ben Cardin says will not support the nomination of Betsy DeVos to head the Department of Education.
The Maryland Democrat said he was deeply troubled by – what he called her lack of support for the nation’s public schools.
Cardin said that the charter school programs supported by DeVos would drain revenue and resources from the public schools.
In addition, he said that he was concerned about her lack of ability to discuss the long-standing issues being debated in education community.
He also said that he was disappointed that she did not voice her support for America’s College Promise program that provides a two-year tuition free college degree for students meeting high academic standards.
Cardin said he thought that DeVos was sincere in her beliefs but that they would harm the nation’s educational system.
