The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 8, 2021

For four years, opponents of Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos deplored her private school priorities, so it was hardly expected she’d be hailed as a hero for a sudden epiphany disassociating herself from President Donald Trump and resigning. Related: Endangered public schools need federal leadership more than ever.

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Advocacy Education Private School Leadership 126

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 23, 2020

With coronavirus cases soaring and schools facing teacher and technology shortages, DeVos has spent the last few months urging public schools to open, under threat of losing federal money, while at the same time calling for immediate relief for private schools. It’s not that parents don’t want options.

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Public School Leadership Charter School Tutoring 136

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 6, 2022

“Certainly, as long as human beings are running schools, you’re going to have that possibility,” she said, adding that the goal is to have policies and procedures in place that uphold the law and protect kids, while keeping parents informed. House of Representatives subcommittee hearing on corporal punishment in schools.

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