U.S. President-elect Donald Trump on Wednesday tapped billionaire Republican donor and school choice advocate Betsy DeVos to lead the U.S. Education Department, a post she has accepted.
DeVos, a Michigan native and former chair of the state's Republican Party, met with Trump and Vice President-elect Mike Pence on Saturday and discussed "the Common Core mission, and setting higher national standards and promoting the growth of school choice across the nation," according to a Trump transition team statement.
"I am honored to accept this responsibility to work with the President-elect on his vision to make American education great again," DeVos said. "The status quo in education is not acceptable."
DeVos currently serves as chairman of the American Federation for Children, a non-profit organization with the mission of improving the U.S.'s K-12 education "by advancing systemic and sustainable public policy that empowers parents, particularly those in low-income families, to choose the education they determine is best for their children."
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—CNBC contributed to this report.
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