Tag: Betsy DeVos

Her efforts to privatize public schools are being rolled out in state legislatures across the country.

“He’s not Betsy DeVos, and every educator in America, or almost every educator, will be thrilled about that.”

“What do you call a billionaire who registered a $40 million, 164-foot yacht in the Cayman Islands to avoid $2.4 million in U.S. taxes, while undermining public schools? The worst Education Secretary in the history of America.”

DeVos’ entire tenure has centered on shafting low-income students and their families—the very people she’s supposed to protect.

"By continuing to use its harsh collection tools during this public health and economic crisis, the Department of Education is placing the health, safety, and well-being of vulnerable student loan borrowers in peril."

“For years since this scam was revealed, Navient has continued to engage in predatory, improper, and illegal behavior.”

"She's also held in contempt by millions of Americans who support strong public schools."

It’s actually been endemic in the education policy world for years, particularly in how the federal government continues to hide its agenda to further privatize the nation’s public school system by creating and expanding charter schools.

What’s largely been overlooked behind all the lurid headlines and endless insults are all the ways in which officials like DeVos are quietly at work continuing to use our tax money to advance a deeply troubling agenda.

"It's extremely validating to see a court agree that what the Department did was wrong, and to know that students who were cheated will finally be able to seek relief."