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Betsy DeVos asked her Department of Education staff to become 'the resistance' when Biden takes office

Education Secretary Betsy DeVos was recorded telling Department of Education staff to become "the r…

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Education Secretary Betsy DeVos appears to be attempting to clean up a messy situation after incendiary comments about black colleges

Civil rights groups, too, criticized DeVos' words. "HBCUs were created in response to a racist…

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Inside the marriage of controversial billionaires Betsy DeVos and Amway heir Dick DeVos, who married young and ran a 'shadow state' in Michigan

The billionaire couple is no stranger to controversy. Secretary DeVos has been criticized for every…

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Betsy DeVos becomes first Trump cabinet pick to fall in danger of being voted down

DeVos had a rocky confirmation hearing. She said guns in schools could "protect from potential griz…

Allan Smith   


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Trump's education secretary appeared to get stumped on a key question during her confirmation hearing

DeVos was grilled by several lawmakers on the Senate Health, Labor, Education and Pension Committee…

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Meet Betsy DeVos, the polarizing charter-school advocate Trump has tapped as education secretary

She helped pass the state's charter-school law in 1993, and she later funded a failed ballot initia…

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'FUNDAMENTALLY INCOMPETENT': Democratic lawmakers hold late-night session to oppose Trump education nominee Betsy DeVos

Every Democrat in the Senate has vowed to oppose DeVos' confirmation, and two moderate Republicans …

Bryan Logan   


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Education Secretary DeVos gives cringeworthy interview to '60 Minutes'

In a wide-ranging interview that touched on many key education issues, DeVos said arming teachers "…

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How billionaire philanthropist and US Education Secretary Betsy DeVos became the richest member of President Trump's cabinet

Both the education secretary and her husband, Amway heir Dick DeVos, hailed from wealthy and powerf…

Áine Cain   


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The secretary of education's power is 'highly constrained' - but experts are still concerned about what Betsy DeVos may do

Yet, the secretary of education's power is limited. Many areas of education in the US are largely u…

Abby Jackson   


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Senate committee approves nomination of Betsy DeVos for secretary of education

Democrats have argued that she is unqualified for the role of secretary of education, a position th…

Abby Jackson   


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Omarosa claims Trump referred to Education Secretary Betsy DeVos as 'Ditzy DeVos' and said he would 'get rid of her'

This allegedly occurred after a disastrous visit to Howard University in May 2017, in which DeVos w…

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Student-loan borrowers sued Betsy DeVos' office over debt forgiveness. A judge ruled she cannot be forced to testify.

A class-action lawsuit representing 160,000 borrowers alleges DeVos' Education Department failed to…

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DeVos: School safety panel created after Parkland shooting will not look at role of guns in school violence

When asked by Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-VT) if an 18-year old should be able to go into a gun store and…

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Betsy DeVos is confirmed as secretary of education after historic tie-breaker vote

Democrats have argued that she is unqualified to be secretary of education, a position seemingly bo…

Abby Jackson   


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Why Betsy DeVos' summer home looks like a 'beached whale,' according to an architecture critic

While the custom home was likely expensive, architecture critic Kate Wagner argues that it reeks of…

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Betsy DeVos said the Department of Education, which she used to run, 'should not exist'

DeVos has long supported reducing federal authority over schools and allowing states and districts …

Matthew Loh