Joe Biden told public school teachers Friday that the first thing he would do as president would be to pick a teacher as Education secretary
Former Vice President ."So the press doesn’t get confused, I promise I’m not going to appoint my wife," Biden said of Jill Biden, a community college professor. "She’d be a good one."
Biden was speaking at a National Education Association forum in Houston for 2020 candidates that was part of the teachers union’s annual representative assembly. Sen. Elizabeth Warren , who has also said she would name a teacher, reiterated that plan during the forum held by the nation's largest labor union.Biden wasn't asked about his position on school busing, which became a major issue during the first Democratic presidential primary debate in June. Sen.
Harris, appearing later in the forum, was not asked about busing in questions submitted by teachers and did not mention it. She did say that she wants “someone from public schools" to lead her Education Department and “I also promise that you will be at the table to help me make that decision.”
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