As Betsy Devos’s nomination for Secretary of Education is taken up today by Congress, the Center for Education would like to explain its strong support for the candidate. The Education Department needs a fresh thinker, a leader who is not beholden to any membership organization. At a time when barely 40 percent of our students […]
Jeanne Allen
Jeanne Allen is the founder and chief executive officer of the Center for Education Reform, a pro-charter school group. Her remarks first appeared in a letter to Sen. Lamar Alexander and were reprinted in consultation with Allen.