Betsy DeVos is a conservative Christian and Republican who has been working for the American people for many years. She has continuously fought to support educational choice and school voucher programs and is now the secretary of education for the United States. DeVos grew up in Holland, Michigan, and she worked for her father, Edward Prince, at his auto parts store when she was younger. She attended a private Christian high school and went on to attend Calvin College as a young adult. She became very interested in politics during her time in college, and this prompted her to serve as the chairman of the Michigan Republican Party after she graduated.
Betsy DeVos has been donating large sums of money to charitable organizations, over the years, through the Dick and Betsy DeVos Family Foundation. The DeVos family is known for its charitable giving, and her husband, Dick DeVos, and herself have donated a combined amount of $139 million to nonprofits and charitable causes. Before being considered to serve as the secretary of education, DeVos opened the books on the foundation, which revealed that the couple had donated more than $8 million to educational nonprofits and causes in 2015, alone.
Part of that giving has gone to charter schools and private schools, and Betsy DeVos has been proud to donate to Potter’s House Christian School for many years. When she was younger, and her children were still attending schools, she visited Potter’s House. She was astonished to discover that many of the parents who sent their kids to the school were barely getting by financially. The reason was because they could not afford to pay for the costs of the school. This meant that many of them had to make large sacrifices in order to send their children there. This didn’t sit right with DeVos, and she decided to start helping out by paying the tuition costs for some of the students. Eventually, she began to help a lot more by donating money directly to the school.
Betsy DeVos continued to help other schools and students for years after this and continues to do so today. It is her hope that more legislation will be passed that allows tax dollars to be used to pay for these costs. This is how the public school system works, and DeVos would like to see charter and private schools included. She doesn’t believe that quality schools should be reserved for the wealthy only, and she has been a part of campaigns, organizations, and educational efforts to change this. The state of Florida has made a lot of progress on this front, and she has supported those who have fought by her side to make a change in Florida. In the end, Betsy DeVos would like every student in America to have the same opportunities.
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