Ayanna Pressley and Betsy DeVos

Ayanna Pressley Slams DeVos Comparing Abortion To Slavery

The House representative couldn't deal with the Secretary of Education's outrageous comments.
by Adrian Moore
10.07.21
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US Wants To Arm Teachers With Taxpayers' Money

Education Secretary Betsy DeVos wants to divert federal education funds to arm teachers with guns.
by nigelroberts1
08.23.18
Trump's Selection For Education Secretary Betsy DeVos Testifies During Her Senate Confirmation Hearing

Inside Betsy DeVos' Misguided Student Debt Proposal

Digging into the debt ditch.
by Clarissa Hamlin
07.26.18
DeVry University Closes Chicago-Area Campuses After E-mail Threat

How Protecting For-Profit Colleges Affects Black Students

Gotta peep game.
by Clarissa Hamlin
05.16.18
Rally At Dep't Of Education Calls For Betsy DeVos To Support Public Schools

Education Dept. Burdened By Civil Rights

It is a stark contrast to the Obama era.
by nigelroberts1
04.23.18
U.S. Education Secretary Betsy DeVos Speaks To Media After Visiting Students At Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School

Parkland Students Criticize Betsy DeVos Visit

DeVos' not-so-stellar visit to Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School.
by nigelroberts1
03.07.18
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Failing Betsy DeVos' Grades Her Education Secretary Tenure

Education Secretary Betsy DeVos gave herself high marks when asked to assess her freshman year in office.
by nigelroberts1
02.23.18
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Is DeVos Planning To Crank-Up School-To-Prison Pipeline?

Education Secretary Betsy DeVos considers revoking Obama-era directive against racial bias in school discipline.
by nigelroberts1
01.03.18
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DeVos Plan Is A Setback To Black Student…

The Trump administration is expected to end an Obama-era federal student loan debt forgiveness policy for those defrauded by for-profit…
by nigelroberts1
10.29.17
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HBCU Leaders To Meet With Trump

President Donald Trump will meet with the leaders of historically Black colleges and universities at a White House summit on…
by NewsOne Staff
09.16.17
Howard Dean Sleepless Summer Tour

University's Black President Invites DeVos To Speak At…

Many are asking why the University of Baltimore’s president extended a fall commencement speech invitation to Betsy DeVos.
by nigelroberts1
09.12.17
U.S. Education Secretary Betsy DeVos announces changes in federal policy on rules for investigating sexual assault reports on college campuses in at The George Mason University Antonin Scalia Law School in Arlington, Virginia...

DeVos To Rescind Obama-Era Campus Sex Assault Guidelines

Education Secretary Betsy DeVos calls for changes to Obama-era guidelines on campus sexual assault cases. The Trump administration believes the…
by nigelroberts1
09.08.17
Education Secretary Betsy DeVos Testifies To House Appropriations Committee On Education Dept. Budget

Finally, DeVos Backtracks On Tone-Deaf HBCU ‘School Choice’…

Betsy DeVos admits that she "should have decried much more forcefully the ravages of racism in this country."
by A. French
08.10.17
Group Work

Is The School Choice Movement Segregationist?

Teachers union president Randi Weingarten said the movement is racist and "a polite cousin to segregation."
by nigelroberts1
07.25.17
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Trump Education Dept. To Scale Back Civil Rights…

The federal government should have a limited role in education, says Education Secretary Betsy DeVos.
by Asha French
07.05.17
Education Secretary Betsy DeVos Testifies To House Appropriations Committee On Education Dept. Budget

Federal Funds Can Go To Schools That Discriminate

Education Sec. DeVos empowers states to decide which schools receive student vouchers.
by nigelroberts1
05.25.17
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DeVos Booed At Bethune-Cookman Commencement

The ceremony was calm until the university’s president introduced Omarosa, and it went downhill from there.
by nigelroberts1
05.11.17
President Obama Delivers Commencement Address At Howard University

Petition Urges HBCU To Disinvite Betsy DeVos

Nearly 60,000 petitioners want the HBCU to disinvite the controversial education secretary, as they plan a graduation day demonstration.
by nigelroberts1
05.10.17
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HBCU Criticized For DeVos Commencement Speech Invitation

The invitation is a 'slap in the face' to minorities, the Florida NAACP says.
by nigelroberts1
06.19.19
Education Secretary Betsy DeVos Discusses Importance Of STEM Education

Report: DeVos' Civil Rights Office Pick Claimed Discrimination

Civil rights advocates are troubled by Hilary Clinton protester and conservative writer Candice Jackson --- who Betsy DeVos announced Wednesday…
by Clarissa Hamlin
04.14.17