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President Trump talks to reporters before leaving on Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, Thursday, March 28, 2019, for the short trip to Andrews Air Fore Base in Maryland. Trump is traveling to Michigan to speak at a rally before spending the weekend at his Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

The Latest: Trump backs off Special Olympics funding cut

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Education Secretary Betsy DeVos speaks during a House Appropriations subcommittee hearing on budget on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, March 26, 2019. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

The Latest: DeVos defends cutting Special Olympics funding

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Education Secretary Betsy DeVos arrives for a House Appropriations subcommittee hearing on the budget on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, March 26, 2019. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Betsy DeVos criticized over plan to cut Special Olympics funding

By Collin Binkley - Associated Press

Education Secretary Betsy DeVos arrives for a House Appropriations subcommittee hearing on the budget on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, March 26, 2019. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Betsy DeVos slammed over budget cuts to Special Olympics funding

By Bailey Vogt - The Washington Times

Education Secretary Betsy DeVos speaks during a House Appropriations subcommittee hearing on budget on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, March 26, 2019. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik) **FILE**

Roy Blunt calls halt to uproar by declaring Special Olympics will keep federal funding

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times

US education secretary touts school freedom bill in Iowa

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U.S. Rep. Tom Rice, R-South Carolina, talks with students in Florence School District Four, Thursday, Feb. 21, 2019, in Florence, S.C., during a tour of the area with U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos. DeVos made a trip to the state to visit an area that's been called the &quot;Corridor of Shame&quot; where officials say dramatic improvements have been made in schools since state officials took over their control last year. (AP Photo/Meg Kinnard)

US Education Secretary DeVos applauds SC school improvement

By MEG KINNARD - Associated Press

FILE - In this Sept. 17, 2018 file photo, Education Secretary Betsy DeVos speaks during a student town hall at National Constitution Center in Philadelphia. Democrats in Congress are accusing the Education Department of interfering with an investigation by the agency’s independent watchdog. Five lawmakers sent a letter to DeVos on Feb. 19, 2019, staying her deputy pressured the department’s inspector general on Jan. 3 to drop an internal investigation. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)

Dems say DeVos’ deputy tried to influence internal inquiry

By COLLIN BINKLEY - Associated Press

FILE - In this May 22, 2018, file photo, Education Secretary Betsy DeVos testifies at a House Committee on Education and the Workforce on Capitol Hill in Washington. House Democrats are preparing to bring Education Secretary Betsy DeVos under the sharpest scrutiny she has seen since taking office. DeVos has emerged as a common target for Democrats as they take charge of House committees that wield oversight powers including the authority to issue subpoenas and call hearings. At least four Democrat-led committees are expected to push DeVos on a range of topics. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File) **FILE**

Betsy DeVos backs federal school voucher program

By Christopher Vondracek - The Washington Times

FILE - In this May 24, 2017 file photo, Rep. Rosa DeLauro, D-Conn., center, ranking member on the House Appropriations Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies subcommittee, greets Education Secretary Betsy DeVos on Capitol Hill in Washington. House Democrats are preparing to bring Education Secretary Betsy DeVos under the sharpest scrutiny she has seen since taking office. DeVos has emerged as a common target for Democrats as they take charge of House committees that wield oversight powers including the authority to issue subpoenas and call hearings. At least four Democrat-led committees are expected to push DeVos on a range of topics. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

House Democrats bringing new scrutiny to education secretary

By COLLIN BINKLEY - Associated Press

DeVos suffered broken pelvis, hip socket in cycling accident

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FILE - In this June 5, 2018, file photo, Education Secretary Betsy DeVos testifies during hearing on the FY19 budget on Capitol Hill in Washington. DeVos is recovering after undergoing surgery to repair a broken bone suffered in a cycling accident. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)

Betsy DeVos breaks pelvis, hip socket in biking accident

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In this Sept. 17, 2018 file photo, Education Secretary Betsy DeVos speaks during a student town hall at National Constitution Center in Philadelphia. DeVos is proposing a major overhaul to the way colleges handle complaints of sexual misconduct. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke) ** FILE **

Betsy DeVos, education secretary, undergoes surgery after breaking bone in bike accident

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President Donald Trump listens as Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos speaks during a roundtable discussion on the Federal Commission on School Safety report, in the Roosevelt Room of the White House, Tuesday, Dec. 18, 2018, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Inquiry will review DeVos’ revival of troubled accreditor

By COLLIN BINKLEY - Associated Press

FILE - In this Sept. 17, 2018 file photo, Education Secretary Betsy DeVos speaks during a student town hall at National Constitution Center in Philadelphia. President Donald Trump’s school safety commission is proposing a rollback of Obama-era guidance that was meant to curb racial disparities in school discipline. The commission was led by DeVos and made dozens of policy recommendations in a report released Tuesday. Trump created the panel in March following the deadly school shooting in Parkland, Florida. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

Trump’s safety panel seeks to revoke school discipline rules

By COLLIN BINKLEY - Associated Press

Obama-era rule leads to $150M in student loan forgiveness

By COLLIN BINKLEY - Associated Press

Sen. Lamar Alexander listens as Department of Education Secretary Betsy DeVos speaks to students at Sevier County High School, Tuesday, Nov. 13, 2018, in Sevierville, Tenn. The pair spoke about the newly launched myStudentAid mobile application. (Robert Berlin/The Daily Times via AP)

DeVos warns of crisis amid ballooning student debt

By COLLIN BINKLEY - Associated Press

DeVos reinstates for-profit college watchdog cut under Obama

By COLLIN BINKLEY - Associated Press

In this Sept. 17, 2018 file photo, Education Secretary Betsy DeVos speaks during a student town hall at National Constitution Center in Philadelphia. DeVos is proposing a major overhaul to the way colleges handle complaints of sexual misconduct. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke) ** FILE **

DeVos wants to change campus rules on sexual misconduct

By COLLIN BINKLEY - Associated Press

In this Sept. 17, 2018 file photo, Education Secretary Betsy DeVos speaks during a student town hall at National Constitution Center in Philadelphia. DeVos is proposing a major overhaul to the way colleges handle complaints of sexual misconduct. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke) ** FILE **

DeVos proposes overhaul to campus sexual misconduct rules

By COLLIN BINKLEY - Associated Press