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Betsy DeVos
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.
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.
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.
DeVos’s Attack on Trans Athletes Is Not About Equity — It’s About Social Control
The Education Department is pulling resources from underfunded districts to punish them for trans-inclusive policies.
COVID-19 “Microschools” Are Betsy DeVos’s Latest Privatization Scheme
One school district nixed a proposed pilot with a Koch-backed microschool, but the model is spreading amid the pandemic.
Trump and DeVos’s Plan to Reopen Schools Hides a Sinister Agenda
Turning schools into hotbeds of infection is in line with Betsy DeVos’s plan to undermine the public school system.
30 Years of Teach For America Shows How Reform Movements Can Become Co-opted
The program influenced thinking about schools on the national level, leading to more restrictive, punitive education.
Republicans Are Afraid to Attend Their Convention But Want Your Kids in School
They want kids back in school to help Trump win in November.
Trump Accused of Burying CDC Warning on Risk Posed by Full School Reopenings
The more people students and staff interact with — and the longer they interact — the greater the risk of COVID spread.
Charter Schools May Have Double-Dipped as Much as $1 Billion in PPP Loans
Some of the schools were also awarded millions from a grant that Betsy DeVos created in April.