Nov 20, 2024
Who could be tapped to lead an agency the president-elect has pledged to abolish?
Oh, you knew this was coming, right?
Would Trump appoint a state superintendent to be his education secretary? Two other potential state superintendents could be in the mix: South Carolina’s Ellen Weaver, an elected Republican, and Florida’s Manny Díaz Jr. Both support expanding school choice and have opposed what they perceive as “woke ideology” in schools, including rejecting the College Board’s AP African American studies course.
The problem with this idea is that the Secretary of Education must have at least 8 years of teaching experience and 15 years in public education.
But why should credentials stand in the way, right?
