Valerie Strauss, The Washington Post Published 9:41 am PDT, Thursday, August 9, 2018 Photo: Photo For The Washington Post By Sarah L. Voisin Image 1of/1 CaptionClose Image 1 of 1 Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos during a tour of Ashland Elementary School in Manassas, Va., in April. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos during a tour of Ashland Elementary School in Manassas, Va., in April. Photo: Photo For The Washington Post By Sarah L. Voisin Thousands sign petition calling for LeBron James to replace Betsy DeVos 1 / 1 Back to Gallery LeBron James or Betsy DeVos? If you could pick from two candidates to be nation’s secretary of education and those were your candidates, whom would you pick? That is the point of an online petition posted late Tuesday on Care2.com and titled “LeBron James for Secretary of Education.” By midday Thursday, there were 11,348 signatures, and the surge of signatures caused organizers to keep increasing their goal. James, arguably one of the best professional basketball players around, has been in the news recently for more than just his move from the Cleveland Cavaliers to the Los Angeles Lakers. His family foundation recently helped fund and open a public school for at-risk children…