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DeVos Nomination in Trouble as 2 GOP Senators Announce Dissent

WASHINGTON — Donald Trump’s nomination of school choice advocate Betsy DeVos as education secretary appeared in jeopardy Wednesday with two Republican senators saying they will vote against her. Amid fierce criticism from Democrats and teachers unions, Sen. Susan Collins of Maine and Lisa Murkowski of Alaska announced their opposition to DeVos due to her lack […]

February 1, 2017

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DeVos Calls for Higher Ed Reset at Factious Hearing

In a contentious Senate confirmation hearing in which Democrats cast her as unqualified to be secretary of education but Republicans and supporters portrayed her as a much-needed change agent.

January 18, 2017

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Experts Wary of Betsy DeVos as Education Secretary

Though early, the new appointee’s track record of supporting privatization of education and less oversight has been cited as cause for concern.

December 1, 2016

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Insiders See Darling-Hammond or Ben Carson as Next Secretary of Education

Those predictions come courtesy of the latest “Education Insider” released Wednesday by Whiteboard Advisors, a national education consulting firm.

May 12, 2016

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Education Secretary Nominee: Curbing Student Loan Debt, Campus Assaults Among Priorities

Student loan debt and the campus sexual assault debate were two of the higher-education-related items on the agenda during the Senate education committee hearing on President Obama’s nominee for secretary of education on Thursday afternoon.

February 25, 2016