Getting Educated About Education

   Many Americans held their breaths on Tuesday night as Betsy DeVos was sworn-in as the new Education Secretary. With her seemingly lack of experience in public education and her position on certain topics, people were (and possibly still are) nervous as to what she is going to do with the future of our education system.

   ABC News wrote an article on what seems to be an effort to comfort the public about what DeVos actually can and cannot do. Due to the fact that the system of government America has in place is one of checks and balances, DeVos does not solely hold all of the power to make decisions. Many of these proposals have to be approved by Congress.

   DeVos' main influence will be in the educational agenda and civil rights. Though she cannot fully control what the states do as far as the agenda is concerned, she will be a highly influential supporter for certain programs. When it comes to civil rights, she will have to make the choice as to if she will enforce congruity in areas such as discrimination (and many others) heavily or lightly. Overall, in most other areas, she must leave decisions to the states.

   I believe this article to be worth reading, because it puts to rest many preconceived notions about what DeVos or any other Education Secretary is actually allowed to do. It also provides some peace in knowing she cannot make any rash decisions that would severely damage our education system. Getting educated about how parts of our government works is extremely important, and this article is one of many that allows us to do so.