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Tag: Betsy DeVos

Graduating students boo Betsy DeVos during commencement speech

“For someone to come and speak at my commencement that cannot relate to me or know what I have been through is kind of like a slap in the face.”

With eye on DeVos, students take fight for free higher education...

Students of higher education are joining together to stand up against U.S. Department of Education Secretary Betsy DeVos and President Donald Trump.

Security detail protecting Education Secretary cost nearly $8M over 8 months

Narrowly confirmed after Vice President Mike Pence broke a 50-50 tie in the Senate, DeVos is the first cabinet-level official to receive protection from the marshals service since 2009.

In the public schools, it’s been 1984 for quite awhile

Betsy DeVos is the face of corporate reform, displaying in stark, unlovely form the processes that have been eating away at public education since the beginning of this century.

The left is losing the war on education. Here’s how we...

After years of retreat, it’s time for a different tactic in the war on education.

Senate Democrats hold 24-hour session to stop DeVos

If only one more Senate Republican can be turned against DeVos, she will not be confirmed.

In an era of Trump and DeVos, young women are standing...

Across the country, young women and their allies are speaking out for their rights, safety, and autonomy. And their power is growing.

Democrats vow to oppose Betsy DeVos as education secretary

DeVos is being highly criticized for her lack of experience and her advocacy aimed at privatizing the public education system.

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Waterboarding for dollars in Cuba

The CBS Sunday Morning program, “Next: Cuba?” which aired on April 26, presented a discussion of the recent intensification of sanctions on...

California officials accuse Trump administration of targeting blue states after Medicaid funding freeze

Federal officials cite fraud concerns while California leaders warn millions could lose access to critical healthcare and in-home support services.

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The War Against Iran, Up Close and Personal (and All Too Far Away).