Education Department Defends DeVos’s Call to ‘Resist’

Agency says Devos's parting message to staff being misrepresented

Chrissy Clark
December 17, 2020 5:55 PM

The Department of Education is defending comments made by Secretary Betsy DeVos in which she told career staff members at the agency to "resist" any policies in future administration's that do not "put students first."

U.S. Colleges Hid More Than $6.5 Billion in Foreign Funding, Education Department Finds

Adam Kredo
October 26, 2020 4:26 PM

Major American universities failed to disclose more than $6.5 billion in donations from foreign governments, including China, Russia, and, Saudi Arabia, according to an investigation by the Department of Education.

Pompeo, DeVos Take Aim at Chinese Influence in American Schools

Jack Beyrer
October 15, 2020 4:00 PM

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos took aim at Chinese Communist Party influence in the United States' K-12 education system in an open letter to state education commissioners.

Biden: Charter Schools Are ‘Very Misguided’

Graham Piro
September 16, 2020 11:35 AM

Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden said he views charter schools as "very misguided" in a November 2019 interview with the president of the largest teachers' union in the country.

DeVos: Families Could Use Federal Funds Elsewhere If Pandemic Closes Schools

Reuters
July 9, 2020 11:24 AM

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Trump administration will not cut federal education spending but could allow families to use funds elsewhere if their school does not open amid the coronavirus pandemic, the U.S. education secretary said on Thursday, a day after Trump threatened to cut funding.

The End of the Campus Crusade

Devos's new Title IX guidance is a win for America's rule of law tradition

Washington Free Beacon Editors
May 7, 2020 5:40 PM

Hats off to Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos, who earlier this week officially reformed the rules governing sexual misconduct claims on America's college campuses.

Klobuchar Pledges to Fire Betsy DeVos in First 100 Days

David Rutz
January 22, 2020 1:35 PM

Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D., Minn.) in a new ad released Wednesday pledged to fire Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos within her first 100 days as president—a likely unnecessary move given that DeVos would depart with sitting President Donald Trump.

Colorado Teachers’ Union Protest Against DeVos Turns Vulgar

Colorado Education Association: 'We don't advocate that behavior'

Todd Shepherd
June 27, 2019 3:15 PM

A rally organized by the largest teachers union in Colorado protesting a visit by Education Secretary Betsy DeVos became vulgar as some of the demonstrators held signs depicting a hand giving a middle finger and another sign that said, "Report Card - Betsy DeVos F U."

Washington Post Editorial Board Slams Sanders, Teachers Unions for Charter School Opposition

Sen. Bernie Sanders Participates In A Fox News Town Hall In Pennsylvania

David Rutz
May 28, 2019 10:50 AM

The Washington Post slammed Sen. Bernie Sanders (I., Vt.) and teachers unions in an editorial Monday for their stark stance against charter schools, saying the schools help rather than hurt minority students.

Gillibrand, Who Voted Down Mattis, Says Trump Cabinet Nominees Either Had Wrong Values or Weren’t Qualified

David Rutz
January 17, 2019 12:05 PM