Betsy DeVos speaks about the road ahead
We hear a speech from the US Education Department under Secretary Betsy DeVos, as she looks to move on after Joe Biden is inaugurated.
Betsy DeVos
Hope that Biden will not advance privatization
Will Joe Biden's education secretary make a dent in the universal privatization efforts now under way among public schools in the U.S.?
U.S. can’t divert CARES funds from public schools
A federal judge in Calif. has ruled that US Education Sec. Betsy DeVos can't divert funds from the CARES Act to private schools.
DeVos plans not to grant testing waivers
The US Ed Dept doesn't plan to issue testing waivers, as it did last year due to massive closures and the pandemic, under Ed Sec Betsy DeVos.
DeVos pushes Freedom Scholarship, a tax credit
The US ed sec was back on the stump today, pushing a tax-credit program to support "school choice" for "low-income" students.
Feds want to hear about Title IX changes
The US Ed. Dept. seeks comments on proposed changes to Title IX, hoping new rules will bring due process and better protect survivors.
DeVos says she won’t block Title IV-A funds for guns
Should the feds prevent schools from using funds intended for one purpose to purchase guns to arm teachers?
Principals call on DeVos not to abandon students
The nation's principals would like it if the US Ed. Dept. would listen more to students and stop abandoning them.
DeVos graduation speech in Baltimore draws protest
The US ed. sec. delivered a graduation speech at the U. of Baltimore Monday, but several people protested her appearance.
ACLU joins Frederick Co. transgender case
A transgender boy at a Maryland h.s. wants the district, despite a lawsuit, to keep new policies that protect him from bullying.