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So far, Education Secretary Betsy DeVos is just what her critics feared » Feb 22, 2017 ...Michigan billionaire Betsy DeVos has been U.S. education secretary for only a few weeks, but already she has shown herself to be exactly what her critics feared. In her brief time running the ...*had U.S. marshals protect her after protesters blocked her entrance to a D.C. school door *made a confusing... Washingtonpost.com

Political Cartoon Compares Betsy DeVos to Civil RIghts Icon Ruby ... » Feb 16, 2017 ...Political Cartoon Compares Betsy DeVos to Civil RIghts Icon Ruby Bridges ... Cartoon by Glenn McCoy depicting Education Secretary Betsy DeVos. ...McCoy said he was inspired to draw the cartoon after DeVos was blocked from entering a public school by protesters last week in Washington, D.C. He said... Nbcnews.com

Trump Education Secretary Betsy DeVos: A Win for the Christian ... » Mar 8, 2017 ...The DeVoses are conservative Christian royalty with deep roots in Republican politics, and Betsy, a skilled political operator, had just finished a stint as chair of the Michigan Republican Party. During a talk one evening in the Phoenician's elegant grand ballroom, DeVos mentioned her latest project:... Rollingstone.com

Confirmation of Betsy DeVos for Education Post Stalls as Both Sides ... » Feb 6, 2017 ...After days of grasping at procedural hurdles, Democrats held vigil against Betsy DeVos, Mr. Trump's polarizing nominee for education secretary, and promised ... Short one critical but elusive Republican “no” vote against Ms. DeVos — a billionaire philanthropist with little experience in public schools and a... Nytimes.com

Betsy DeVos set to be grilled by Senate Dems - CNNPolitics » Jan 17, 2017 ...Betsy DeVos has been a political heavyweight for decades, spending millions to advance conservative causes. ...Murray charged DeVos with wanting to "block accountability for charter schools" after meeting her earlier this month -- DeVos' view is in line with Trump and many Republicans in Congress. Cnn.com

Betsy DeVos Calls for More School Choice, Saying Money Isn't the ... » Mar 29, 2017 ...WASHINGTON — Betsy DeVos, in her first extended policy address as education secretary, argued on Wednesday for an expansion of school choice programs, pointing to lagging test scores and a ....Get politics and Washington news updates via Facebook, Twitter and in the Morning Briefing newsletter. Nytimes.com

Betsy DeVos Is Briefly Blocked From Entering a School - The New ... » Feb 10, 2017 ...Betsy DeVos physically blocked by protesters from entering DC school--turned away and left. ...her donations to Republicans and their causes, which she agreed have totaled about $200 million over the years; and her past statements that government “sucks” and that public schools are a “dead end.”. Nytimes.com

Online Schools Score Better on Wall Street Than in Classrooms ... » Dec 12, 2011 ...The online schools have enabled entrepreneurs like Michael R. Milken , whose company Knowledge Universe started K12 a decade ago and who remains an investor, to use education as a source of government-financed business, much as military contractors have capitalized on Pentagon spending. Nytimes.com

America Needs Public School Choice, Not Private School Vouchers » Mar 2, 2017 ...Education Secretary Betsy DeVos has been a long-time supporter of private school vouchers. ...In the 2016 presidential campaign, Donald Trump campaigned on a program to employ $20 billion in federal funds for block grants to promote school choice, including private school vouchers. Trump's... Tcf.org

Betsy DeVos, Trump's Education Pick, Has Steered Money From ... » Nov 23, 2016 ...It is hard to find anyone more passionate about the idea of steering public dollars away from traditional public schools than Betsy DeVos, Donald J. Trump's ...and advocacy go almost entirely toward groups seeking to move students and money away from what Mr. Trump calls “failing government schools.”. Nytimes.com