Policy experts are so stunned by Donald Trump's candidacy they picked a rock musician and reality TV star as potential members of his cabinet
With that in mind, Whiteboard Advisors, an education policy-consulting group, asked reputable policy leaders the following question:
"If she/he is elected President, who will Hillary Clinton's/Donald Trump's Secretary of Education be?"
For Donald Trump, some of the experts came back with shocking picks. Notably, they mentioned Ted Nugent, a musician and vocal supporter of the NRA, and Omarosa Manigault, a reality show personality infamous with fans of The Apprentice, Trump's reality series, during which he coined his famous catchphrase, "You're fired."
For Clinton, Linda Darling-Hammond, an emeritus professor at the Stanford Graduate School of Education, was the top pick. Randi Weingarten, president of the American Federation of Teachers, and Chris Edley, a former dean of the Berkeley School of Law and cofounder of the Opportunity Institute, were other contenders.
For Trump, former presidential candidate Ben Carson is at the top of the list. Andreas Schleicher, director for education and skills at the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development , and Tony Bennett, Florida's former education commissioner, were other higher-ranking choices.
Whiteboard plans to poll the insiders on the same question in the fall.