'First thing, as president of United States — not a joke — first thing I will do is make sure that the secretary of education is not Betsy DeVos, it is a teacher,' former Vice President Joe Biden said at an education forum. 'A teacher. Promise.'
Houston Former Vice President Joe Biden pledged Friday that if elected president he will nominate a public school teacher for education secretary.
"First thing, as president of United States -- not a joke -- first thing I will do is make sure that the secretary of education is not Betsy DeVos, it is a teacher," the Democratic presidential front-runner said, to cheers and loud applause, at a National Education Association forum for presidential candidates in Houston."A teacher. Promise.
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