DeVos Confirmed as New Education Secretary

After a historic vote, Betsy DeVos was confirmed as the new secretary of education on Feb. 7, 2017.

After a tied 50-to-50 vote in the Senate, Vice President Mike Pence cast the first ever tiebreaking vote in a cabinet nomination, The New York Times reports.

As a long-time proponent of school choice in K–12 education, DeVos' position on other issues, particularly those in higher education have been unclear.

eSchool News reports that in the past, DeVos has been an advocate for educational technology as a way to help students have a choice in the way they learn.