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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…
Kelly McLaughlin
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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…
Abby Jackson
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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…
Áine Cain
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Ex-Trump Education Secretary Betsy DeVos, who last year said the department she once led 'should not exist,' maxes out political contributions to Michigan GOP Senate candidate Mike Rogers
Third-quarter contributions from DeVos family members to Rogers totaled $46,200, representing about…
John L. Dorman
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A student-loan forgiveness program was 'run by greedy loan servicers' under Betsy DeVos, Elizabeth Warren says — and Biden can fix 'the mess' by canceling debt
"The good news: Betsy DeVos is gone," Sen. Warren said. She called on Biden to cancel $50,000 in st…
Ayelet Sheffey
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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…
Bryan Logan
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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…
Michelle Mark
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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 "…
Alex Lockie
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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…
John Haltiwanger
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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…
Ayelet Sheffey
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Betsy DeVos calls Biden's student-loan forgiveness '100% illegal' after she concluded Trump did not have the authority to cancel debt broadly when he was in office
Biden's Education Department rescinded Trump's memo stating there's no authority for broad-student-…
Ayelet Sheffey
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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…
Associated Press,Grace Panetta
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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…
Leanna Garfield
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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 …