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Vouchers that give families public money to pay for private school tuition. she stepped down as the american federation of children that is dedicated to expanding voucher programs. critics agree that america's education system is failing too many of our children. according to an international moderating group, the united states ranked 19th in science behind norway and 20th in reading. in math, the united states ranked 31st behind israel and slovokia. federal data shows as of 2015, for reading, just about -- i should say a third of eighth grade students are above a proficient level. the senate ...

Secretary and a billionaire education activist betsy devos up for education secretary. walk us through what to expect. >> reporter: kate i think ryan zinky's hearing which is already underway is not expected to be one of great contention. he is not somebody that the democrats have focused on as they have tried to oppose donald trump's nominees. betsy devos for education secretary, though s a totally different story. you can see behind me people waiting in line here to get into this. it is a very small hearing room, the health cmittee room, the house department of labor and pension committee. y...

Supports voucher programs, also controversial and she's opposed to common core. jeb bush came out yesterday and praised this pick but you had teachers unions saying this could hurt students, it could hurt public education. so you might see a fight around that and in terms of what we're watching and i'd be surprised with major announcements today during the holiday, katy, but this is donald trump. i think the earliest with the new announcement, what is outstanding, what are the big posts we're watching? secretary of state, what you and i are talking about and considering two top people, rudy gi...

Experience. haley is trump's choice to be u.s. ambassador to the united nations, and supporters are pointing to her executive experience as governor. teachers unions are sounding the alarm over donald trump's choice for education secretary. they point to betsy devoss' support for charter schools and voucher programs. but trump calls devoss, quote, a brilliant and passionate education advocate. we're following a report that president-elect donald trump has received just two classified lbl intelligence briefings since the election. "the washington post" says analysts have been available for dail...

And to restore the full promise of america for all of our people. >> i want to bring in nbc's kristen welker. she's at mar-a-lago, donald trump's resort in palm beach, florida. good morning. happy thanksgiving. >> happy thanksgiving to you. >> can you tell us a bit about this devos pick? we hear all about this, this woman is a billionaire, she never worked in education. but she's been working for education for 30 years. >> reporter: that's right. she has been. she's a lightning rod. no doubt about that. she is a billionaire, one of the top gop donors. she's someone who supports school choice. ...