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Tag: Betsy DeVos

Betsy DeVos as the Secretary of Education

The keys to authentic education have always been interest and ability and when these are absent so too is authentic learning.

Trump, Betsy DeVos and the plan to end democratic education

Trump’s victory and DeVos’s voucher advocacy could motivate Republican supermajorities to cut further from education in an effort to move public education into the private sector.

Sanders questions Trump’s Education Secretary pick: ‘If you were not a...

DeVos admitted that it was a possibility that her family gave $200 million to the Republican party.

Will Betsy DeVos restart the ‘Education Wars’?

This time the lines dividing political parties won’t be blurred, and Democrats will know whose side they should be on.

Trump is taking on Wall Street, literally

The next administration will have plenty of billionaires – and no working class populists.

Senators call for Trump’s education secretary nominee to pay $5.3M in...

DeVos has neither responded to their letter, nor announced any plans to ensure payment of the delinquent fines.

How much could Trump’s education secretary damage public schools? Just look...

Detroit schools help explain Betsy DeVos’ mission.

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10 Reasons Hakeem Jeffries Should Not Be the Next Speaker of the House

“Here are ten reasons why Jeffries should not be Speaker.”
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The real Dem bombshell – the new coalition’s breakthrough fusion of agendas and values

“The times, they are a-changin’ and progressive Dems, new and old, lead the redemption of America.”
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Blue Tsunami, Meet the Senate Filibuster

Democrats will hold at least 54 Senate seats when the new Congress convenes on Jan. 3, 2027, but ending debate on a bill still takes 60 votes.

Since 1975, $79 trillion has been redistributed from the bottom 90% to the top...

Has this massive redistribution, driven by policies favoring corporations and the wealthy, reshaped the American economy?
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House moves to vote on impeaching Hegseth over Iran war, boat strikes

Rep. Thomas Massie's eight articles allege at least 243 deaths in strikes on suspected drug boats, and impeachment would need three Republican votes.