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HAB911

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Wed Aug 9, 2017, 02:20 PM Aug 2017

Education Week reports on how DeVos' investment in "brain performance" company raises questions [View all]

about her ethics and competence

Despite “ethical questions,” Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos continues to invest money in the scientifically dubious company Neurocore, according to Education Week.

In an August 7 report, Education Week reported that DeVos has “significantly increased her family’s financial stake” in the “brain performance” company Neurocore, which “makes questionable claims” about its ability to treat a number of neurological conditions in children and adults.

According to Education Week, there are several concerns surrounding DeVos’ increasing investment in Neurocore: “ethical questions” about potential conflicts of interest and “fresh worries from some researchers about DeVos’s commitment to rigorous scientific research.” From the August 7 report:

https://www.mediamatters.org/blog/2017/08/09/education-week-reports-how-devos-investment-brain-performance-company-raises-questions-about-her/217569?utm_campaign=crowdfire&utm_content=crowdfire&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter#616573748-tw#1502305668038

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