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Betsy DeVos
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DeVos Pick to Head Civil Rights Office Once Said She Faced Discrimination for Being White
Candice Jackson's intellectual journey raises questions about how she will investigate civil rights violations.
Republican Legislators Push for Cities to Be Treated as “Tenants of the State“
Right-wing corporate interests are pushing state legislatures to curtail the progressive power of city governments.
Fighting School Privatization and Betsy DeVos: A Conversation With Jesse Hagopian
We must transform our schools into sites of resistance to all that Trump stands for, says teacher Jesse Hagopian.
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Betsy DeVos Ethics Report Reveals Ties to Student Debt Collection Firm
Public education advocates are demanding another hearing on Trump nominee for Secretary of Education, Betsy DeVos, after the release of her ethics report.
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A Message to Social Studies Educators of the US in the Coming Trump Era
It is time for teachers to rethink the nature and purpose of teaching in Trumpland and create a system for the excluded.
The Great Unwinding of Public Education: Detroit and DeVos
Efforts to hold Michigan charter schools accountable have failed, thanks to lobbying from Betsy DeVos's family.
Dangerous Americans: The Trump Nominees in Full
This rogue's gallery is, far and away, the most dangerous rack of nominees ever assembled.
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Teacher Shortages Are Looming, but It Doesn’t Need to Be This Way
Teaching was deliberately feminized over a century ago so that public school teachers could be paid less.
Education Secretary Nominee’s Family Has Given Over $20 Million to the GOP
Betsy DeVos, Trump's pick to lead the Education Department, is a political fundraising juggernaut.
How Donald Trump Is Connected to the Flint Water Crisis
Trump's pick for secretary of education, Betsy DeVos, was instrumental in passing the law that set the stage for the Flint water crisis.