This next story seems, well, rather odd at first blush. Education Secretary, and Grand Rapids' very own, Betsy DeVos spoke Tuesday before a Senate subcommittee on education spending. She fielded questions about the federal school safety commission she chairs. And she just happened to mention that studying guns in regard to school safety is not part of the commissions charge per se. DeVos mentioned there are 27 issues related to school safety the commission is looking in to, but did not elaborate beyond that. We can only hope that better clarity comes with the commissions' recommendations, which are expected by the end of the year. MORE |