2020 Democrats Offer Mostly Disappointing Answers to Various Questions

The former vice president’s pledge was part of a campaign forum that featured almost half the Democratic field promising sweeping changes to federal education policy, with more than a few taking aim at current Education Secretary Betsy DeVos.

Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren, herself a former public school teacher and law school professor, already had promised she’d nominate a federal education chief with classroom experience. Taking the stage after Biden on Friday, she repeated the pledge with glee.

“Betsy DeVos need not apply,” Warren said, drawing a roar.

DeVos has long been among Democrats’ favorite targets in Trump’s Cabinet. Hailing from a wealthy family of conservative activists, she has spent decades advocating for an expansion of charter schools and taxpayer-financed vouchers for private schools. She had no previous professional education experience.

Yet the challenge for Democratic presidential candidates is how to stand out, beyond hammering Trump and DeVos, as they vie for support from the influential NEA and its 3 million members, a roster that makes it the nation’s largest union.

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