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Trump education secretary nominee Betsy DeVos is slated to begin her confirmation hearings on January 11. Republicans scheduled a hearing for secretary of State nominee Rex Tillerson the same day…

…Blame Betsy DeVos, Not Failed Public Education? The NYT article poses as a deep dive into education in Michigan, DeVos’s home state, which it laughably calls an “unregulated” “Wild West”…

Absent something really strange—and 2016 has been full of that, for sure—billionaire Betsy DeVos will become Donald Trump’s initial secretary of education come hearings in January. Teachers unions and others…

As most of the nation is transfixed on the looming presidential election, Sec. of Education Betsy DeVos remains laser-focused on the job at hand. “Education is the means by which…

It’s been rough for Education Secretary Betsy DeVos in her first few weeks on the job. In her first week she had to be hustled away by security after protesters…

Democratic lawmakers went after U.S. Education Secretary Betsy DeVos Thursday during a hearing on the department’s handling of students claiming to be defrauded by for-profit colleges. Freshman Democratic Rep. of…

“The era of ‘rule by letter’ is over,” Education Secretary Betsy DeVos said Thursday afternoon, in reference to an Obama-era practice of issuing guidance documents that acted as laws. DeVos’…

Tuesday night, because they didn’t have the votes to sink her nomination, Democrats decided to stay up all night protesting Betsy DeVos’s likely 51-50 confirmation as U.S. education secretary. Now,…

A viral and factually false Facebook post claimed U.S. Secretary of Education, Betsy DeVos, stated reopening schools in the fall would likely result in the deaths of children. The post…

The left-wing media is attacking Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos by falsely claiming she “pleaded” with the department’s staff to resist the incoming Biden administration. In fact, she simply encouraged…

The Education Department issued new Title IX guidelines on campus sexual assault this week, set to take effect Aug. 14. Secretary Betsy DeVos made the announcement on Wednesday, two-and-a-half years…

The graduates at the historically black Bethune-Cookman University were presented with a unique opportunity to hear a speech from our sitting secretary of Education, Betsy DeVos. Students drowned out DeVos…

Although Betsy DeVos squeaked by in a 12-11 committee vote Tuesday, her ultimate Senate confirmation will be a bitter battle as school choice opponents stampede. To defend DeVos’s vision for…

The controversy over confirming Betsy DeVos as secretary of Education was overheated and misleading. Both sides were to blame. But I’m not blaming anyone! That’s the way close political contests…

Joe Biden’s behavior toward Betsy DeVos when they first met could get him in trouble for sexual harassment under the president’s proposed changes to Title IX, the former education secretary…

Betsy DeVos was confirmed as the new Secretary of Education Tuesday after Vice President Mike Pence cast a tie-breaking vote in her favor. Democrats have spent weeks freaking out over…

…remains an outlier. Donald Trump’s electoral victory has generated uncertainty in education reform circles, but his nomination of philanthropist and conservative activist Betsy DeVos, a champion of educational choice and…

…grants and programs,” said Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos. If public universities fail to give religious student groups the same rights as other campus organizations, such as use of campus…

…on December 8. On December 13, The Times published an op-ed piece on the religious views of Betsy DeVos, Donald Trump’s choice for secretary of education. To the surprise of…

Politico reported on May 18 that Education Secretary Betsy DeVos was set to announce a national school choice program on May 22 in Indianapolis. She didn’t. In front of the…

…treatment of the new administration — specifically, of Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos — that made headlines. “Joe Biden Has Some Strong Words For Betsy DeVos,” rang the Huffington Post;…

…teeth. “Betsy DeVos Says Guns Should Be Allowed in Schools. They Might Be Needed to Shoot Grizzlies” (Slate). “Betsy DeVos: Schools May Need Guns to Fight Off Bears” (The Daily…

Education Secretary Betsy DeVos sparred with CNN’s Dana Bash on the network’s “State of the Union” Sunday on getting kids back to school this fall. Bash began the segment by…

…been saying it during the campaign. And we’re doing it. Betsy DeVos is — she’s doing a terrific job, highly respected, tremendous track record. But she’s got one of the…

Our long national nightmare is over—or is it? On Friday, Education Secretary Betsy DeVos rescinded Obama-era guidance on sexual assault that ensured more innocent students accused of the abhorrent crime…

…a school for their kids as “zealotry.” Watching Donald Trump’s pick for education secretary, Betsy DeVos, answer an array of frivolous questions was just another reminder of this warped worldview….

…Editorial Board published a defense of DeVos with the headline, “Betsy DeVos’s remarks on campus sex assault were right on target.” Where was Lhamon? When even Betsy DeVos’s most passionate…

Former Vice President Joe Biden promised on Wednesday to strip away due process rights for those accused of sexual misconduct on campus reinstated by Education Secretary Betsy DeVos this week….

…and local control in education.” The order gives Education Secretary Betsy DeVos 300 days to itemize regulations and guidance where the federal government overstepped its bounds. But DeVos would need…

Directly after the Senate narrowly confirmed Betsy DeVos as education secretary last week, Trump adviser Kellyanne Conway spoke with Jake Tapper on CNN. DeVos “will get on with the business…

At the beginning of the month, the Department of Education (DOE) issued a final repeal of the Obama administration’s gainful employment rule (GE). In addition, Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos…

…has rescinded these much-derided Title IX sexual assault guidelines. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos has vowed to open a rulemaking procedure to set forth legally binding guidelines. But will liberty…

…of Education Betsy DeVos, ideals have succumbed to reality. The law still forces states to play their maddening game of “Mother, May I?” with the U.S. Department of Education (USED)….

…additional 15,800 people are “interested.” The Michigan Freedom Fund has strong ties to Betsy and Dick DeVos, however, the Detroit Free Press noted Betsy DeVos has not contributed to the…

…attorney general misreported (in their dreams) the Mueller probe’s outcome. Okay, I exaggerate. President Trump and Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos wanted to pull public funding for the Special Olympics,…

…Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos’ support for parent choice programs like tax-credit scholarships, vouchers, and education savings accounts took center stage during her contentious confirmation battle, with even moderate Republicans…