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Betsy DeVos

President Trump makes remarks in the Cabinet Room of the White House on August 3, 2020, in Washington, D.C.
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Politics & Elections

Trump Cabinet Members Urged Staffers to “Be the Resistance” Within Biden Admin

It’s unclear how many Trump appointees may have burrowed into career positions inside their departments.
by
Igor Derysh,
Salon
February 25, 2021
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Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos dons a mask during a visit to Florida Virtual School in Orlando, Florida, on October 26, 2020.
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Education & Youth

Betsy DeVos’s Agenda to Privatize Public Schools Is Continuing Without Her

Legislative proposals to privatize public schools are becoming even less transparent.
by
Jeff Bryant,
Independent Media Institute
February 5, 2021
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Betsy DeVos
Op-Ed
Education & Youth

Betsy DeVos’s Resignation Came Four Years Too Late

Former Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos sided with Charles Koch over students at every turn. She won’t be missed.
by
Jasmine Banks,
Truthout
January 13, 2021
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Education Secretary Betsy DeVos speaks to the crowd gathered during the Conservative Political Action Conference annual meeting on February 27, 2020.
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Education & Youth

Betsy DeVos Resigns, Dodging 25th Amendment Push

Critics say the moral outrage expressed by resigning cabinet members rings hollow after years of enabling Trump.
by
Jake Johnson,
Common Dreams
January 8, 2021
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Interview
Education & Youth

Biden’s Education Secretary Pick Must Overturn DeVos’s Attack on Public Schools

President-elect Joe Biden has nominated Miguel Cardona, tapping a third Latinx person to join his cabinet.
by
Amy Goodman &
Juan González,
Democracy Now!
December 23, 2020
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Betsy Devos
News
Education & Youth

Betsy DeVos Is Reportedly Urging Career Education Staff to Obstruct Biden Agenda

The remarks come after the billionaire dismissed student loan forgiveness as “government gift-giving.”
by
Jake Johnson,
Common Dreams
December 16, 2020
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Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos speaks during a White House Coronavirus Task Force press briefing at the U.S. Department of Education July 8, 2020, in Washington, D.C.
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Education & Youth

DeVos Is on Her Way Out, But Public Education Is Still Very Much Under Attack

The threat to democratically governed schools that preceded DeVos will continue during the Biden presidency.
by
Jeff Bryant,
Independent Media Institute
December 12, 2020
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Betsy Devos
News
Education & Youth

Bernie Sanders Calls Betsy DeVos Worst Education Secretary in US History

The billionaire school privatization zealot lashed out at a popular proposal to cancel student loan debt.
by
Jake Johnson,
Common Dreams
December 2, 2020
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Joe Biden
News Analysis
Education & Youth

Biden Has New Progressive Education Rhetoric — But Policy Will Be the Test

Progressive educators seeking to reverse neoliberal privatization cannot be certain they’ll have Biden’s backing.
by
Tyler Walicek,
Truthout
November 29, 2020
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John James
News
Politics & Elections

Michigan Republican Senate Candidate Has Strong Financial Ties to DeVos Family

John James tried to distance himself from Betsy DeVos as a super PAC funded by her family poured millions into the race.
by
Igor Derysh,
Salon
October 19, 2020
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