March 29, 2024

Watch: Betsy DeVos Doubles Down on ‘Eliminating’ Education Department, Slams Administrative State

WASHINGTON, District of Columbia — Former Education Secretary Betsy DeVos reiterated her call to eliminate the Department of Education while calling out entrenched federal bureaucrats, the “vast majority” of whom, she said, are “actually working against you.” “I think anyone who is serious about getting after the size and scale of the federal government has…

Education Secretary Betsy DeVos Resigns: ‘Impressionable Children Are Watching All This’

Education Secretary Betsy DeVos resigned Thursday, citing the president’s role in inspiring his supporters to riot in the Capitol on Wednesday. “Impressionable children are watching all this, and they are learning from us,” DeVos wrote in her resignation letter sent to the president on Thursday night. The news was first reported by the Wall Street…

Betsy DeVos: Dept. Of Ed To Review Obama-Era School Discipline Reform Policy.

Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos told CBS’s “60 Minutes” Sunday Night that the Obama-era school discipline reform policy is now under review. “We are studying that rule. We need to ensure that all students have an opportunity to learn in a safe and nurturing environment. And all students means all students,” DeVos told host Lesley […]

‘Shame! Shame!’ Protesters Block Ed Sec Betsy DeVos from Entering School

Twitter video screenshot of a protester yelling at Ed Sec Betsy DeVos. Early on Thursday morning, a group of protesters physically blocked Education Secretary Betsy DeVos from entering a school in Washington, D.C., yelling at her and even blocking her van when she attempted to leave. “Keep giving money to senators and buying your way […]

5 Great Reforms Betsy DeVos Will Bring to the Department of Education

On Tuesday, Vice President Mike Pence broke a tie in the U.S. Senate to confirm President Donald Trump’s nominee to head the Department of Education, Betsy DeVos. Liberals have launched numerous attacks on DeVos, even protesting her nomination with a 24-hour “speechibuster” reminiscent of Ted Cruz’s anti-Obamacare message in 2013. Liberal attacks have branded her an […]

Trump to nominate Betsy DeVos for Education secretary

President-elect Donald Trump is nominating Betsy DeVos for Education secretary. Trump in a statement Wednesday called DeVos a “brilliant and passionate education advocate.” “Under her leadership we will reform the U.S. education system and break the bureaucracy that is holding our children back so that we can deliver world-class education and school choice to all families. I […]

Source: