>>I kinda like her. I think the Dems are just picking on her because she's a girl.

Actually Victor has a point that she screwed up some softball questions. Including proper use of test scores to measure student growth/improvement- previously, schools finally improving entrenched generational issues were being slammed for still being below the line- and the IDEA legislation for the disabled. FWIW, a colleague in Virginia had a disabled daughter who had periods of extreme violence and other terrible behaviors throughout her teen years. His wife was hospitalized at least once after a beating and she told me that willingness and generosity of the state to contribute, was vital for her own sanity and will to live. These are staunch ultra-conservative Republicans who spent decades (the daughter would be in her 30s now) advocating for and defending public education and care for the disabled. So the whole IDEA issue is pretty important to a large chunk of decent Americans, yet deVos turned up to her hearing seemingly unable to field basic questions. IMHO that would be a reason for some GOP senators to quietly withdraw support so she only just scraped in. Not a great start, so hopefully she's done a crash course and is ready to reassure everybody.