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    The Legacy Of Education Secretary Betsy DeVos

    Nov 19, 2020
    DeVos will be remembered as a loyal lieutenant to President Trump, a hero to school choice advocates and a villain to defrauded student loan borrowers.
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    Education Secretary Betsy DeVos speaks to reporters about the coronavirus at the White House in March.
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    States Sue Education Department Over Allocation Of Pandemic Funds To Schools

    Jul 07, 2020
    Five states and the District of Columbia have accused the Trump administration of trying to unlawfully divert COVID-19 relief funds from public schools to private schools.
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    Harkness Tower on Yale University's campus in 2016. The Department of Education said Yale failed to disclosed a total of $375 million in foreign money.
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    Harvard, Yale Accused Of Failing To Report Hundreds Of Millions In Foreign Donations

    Feb 13, 2020
    The Ivy League schools have been singled out in a federal crackdown on institutions of higher learning for allegedly not reporting hundreds of millions of dollars in foreign donations.
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    Education Secretary Betsy DeVos testifies before the House Education and Labor Committee in 2019.
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    Democratic Bill Aims To Block Title IX Rule Changes Pushed By Trump Administration

    Dec 10, 2019
    The bill comes as the U.S. Department of Education is nearing the end of a lengthy rule-making process to revise rules that govern how universities that receive federal funding handle sexual assault.
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    Kathleen Kraninger, director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, testifies before the House Financial Services Committee on March 7. On Thursday, she faced questions from senators about problems with a student loan program for public service wor
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    Senators Press CFPB To Dig Into Problems With Public Service Student Loan Program

    Oct 17, 2019
    The senators urged the director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to do more to examine problems with a troubled loan forgiveness program, citing an investigative story by NPR this week.
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    Lee Condemns DeVos, Praises State Democrat Priorities

    Apr 18, 2019
    CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — U.S. Rep. Susie Lee praised a ranging set of state-level Democratic priorities during an address before a joint session of the state Legislature.

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    Education Secretary Betsy DeVos faces a new lawsuit filed on Tuesday. It alleges the Dept. of Education has failed to comply with the Borrowers Defense rule, a student loan forgiveness program that would automatically cancel debt for borrowers whose scho
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    Betsy DeVos Sued For Failing To Implement Automatic Student Loan Forgiveness

    Nov 14, 2018

    A new lawsuit claims tens of thousands of borrowers are still waiting for the Department of Education to erase their debt — about $250 million — as it was ordered to do last month.

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    9 Things You Need To Know About Education And Tuesday's Election

    Nov 04, 2018
    From teachers running for office to ballot measures that can add billions to public education, here's our guide to how the issue is playing out.
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    New Education Budget; Yale Discrimination Investigation; Faults In Loan Forgiveness

    Sep 29, 2018
    Also in our weekly education news roundup: 6 ways to talk to your kids about sex after Kavanaugh; Homeschooling is growing and changing rapidly
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    New Findings On Loan Forgiveness; Puerto Rico Schools After Maria; DeVos Calls For Free-Speech

    Sep 22, 2018
    The Education Department offers new findings on student loan forgiveness; Enrollment in Puerto Rico's schools drops after Hurricane Maria; DeVos calls for more free and open speech on college campuses
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    Senators To DeVos On TEACH Grant Debacle: 'Urgent That These Mistakes Are Fixed'

    Jul 02, 2018
    New documents obtained by NPR show that nearly 11,000 TEACH recipients may have lost their grants because of mistakes by the loan servicer, but only a small fraction of the problems were ever fixed.
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    Education Secretary Betsy DeVos speaks about campus sexual assault and enforcement of Title IX on Thursday at George Mason University in Arlington, Va. "One rape is one too many ... one person denied due process is one too many," she said.
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    Betsy DeVos Signals A Pullback On Campus Sex Misconduct Enforcement

    Sep 07, 2017
    In a speech at George Mason University, the Education Secretary emphasized due process for the accused.
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    Hundreds of protesters greet Education Secretary Betsy DeVos this week in Denver, where she addressed the American Legislative Exchange Council.
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    DeVos Protests In Denver; House To Make Cuts To Education

    Jul 22, 2017
    More girls are taking the AP computer science exam, House Republicans rejected school choice expansions in Trump's initial budget request, and the education secretary spoke in Denver amid protests.
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    Hundreds of protesters hold signs and chant at a rally in front of the Colorado State Capitol in Denver. Education Secretary Betsy DeVos is scheduled to deliver a speech to the American Legislative Exchange Council, or ALEC, which backs school choice pol
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    Betsy DeVos Speech Greeted By Protesters She Calls 'Defenders Of The Status Quo'

    Jul 20, 2017
    The education secretary has longstanding ties to the American Legislative Exchange Council, or ALEC, which backs school choice policies coast to coast.
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    Students stand and turn their backs on DeVos during her commencement speech at Bethune-Cookman on Wednesday.
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    WATCH: Betsy DeVos Speaks Over Torrent Of Boos During Bethune-Cookman Speech

    May 10, 2017
    The lightning-rod secretary of education delivered her commencement address to the historically black university despite turned backs and loud shouts of "go home" from some graduates in the crowd.
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    Sandoval Witness To Trump Order On Education

    Apr 27, 2017

    CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — Nevada Gov. Brian Sandoval was front and center with Education Secretary Betsy DeVos as President Donald Trump was signing an executive order to reduce the federal government's role in K-12 education.

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    Education Secretary Betsy DeVos addresses the Conservative Political Action Conference at the Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center Thursday at National Harbor, Md.
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    DeVos, Defiant At CPAC, Walks A Fine Line On Transgender Rights

    Feb 23, 2017
    President Trump's education secretary didn't hold back before conservative activists outside Washington, except when it came to the Trump administration's guidance on schools and transgender rights.
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    Protesters gather outside Jefferson Middle School in Washington, where Education Secretary Betsy DeVos paid her first visit as education secretary.
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    DeVos Spars With Teachers, Trump On Autism And More Education Stories Of The Week

    Feb 18, 2017
    With Secretary Betsy DeVos rolling up her sleeves and joining President Donald Trump to talk with educators and parents, Washington, D.C., is at the center of a lot of education news this week.
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    Clark County Teachers Union Not Happy With DeVos As New Ed Sec

    Feb 10, 2017

    Billionaire Betsy DeVos was confirmed this week as the new U.S. Secretary of Education.

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    Betsy DeVos, President Trump's pick to be the next secretary of education, testifies during her confirmation hearing before the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee last month.
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    Senate Democrats Plan All-Night Push To Rally Against Trump's Education Pick

    Feb 06, 2017
    Right now, Betsy DeVos just barely has enough votes to be confirmed after two Senate Republicans announced last week they won't support her nomination.
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    At DeVos' Senate Hearing, Questions Of Choice, Charters, 'Other Options'

    Jan 17, 2017
    President-elect Trump's pick for education secretary faced tough questions during her Senate confirmation hearing. She maintained her strong support for school choice and free-market solutions.
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    Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and Scott Pruitt, Oklahoma's attorney general and President-elect Donald Trump's nominee to head the EPA, earlier this month.
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    Cabinet Nominees Will Face Scrutiny On Climate And Education Policy This Week

    Jan 16, 2017
    Confirmation hearings scheduled before Inauguration Day including Education Secretary-designate Betsy DeVos and Scott Pruitt, nominee to lead the Environmental Protection Agency.
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    Betsy DeVos, picked by President-elect Donald Trump for education secretary, speaks during the USA Thank You Tour last month in Grand Rapids, Mich.
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    Confirmation Hearing For Betsy DeVos, Trump's Education Pick, Delayed A Week

    Jan 10, 2017
    Democrats recently raised objections about the wealthy philanthropist's incomplete financial disclosure paperwork. The announcement of the delay didn't mention any of those concerns.
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    President-elect Donald Trump addresses a "Thank You Tour 2016" rally last month in Mobile, Ala.
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    This Could Be The Busiest And Most Consequential Week Before Trump Takes Office

    Jan 09, 2017
    This week sets the table for Donald Trump's entry into the White House, as Cabinet picks face scrutiny in the Senate, the president-elect faces reporters — and Barack Obama offers his farewell.
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