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Louisiana’s contentious education plan wins federal approval

By MELINDA DESLATTE - Associated Press

In this Aug. 9, 2017, photo, Education Secretary Betsy DeVos is interviewed by The Associated Press in her office at the Education Department in Washington. It’s been six months since her bruising Senate confirmation battle, and DeVos remains highly divisive. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

DeVos undeterred by critics even as agenda remains stalled

By MARIA DANILOVA - Associated Press

Education Secretary Betsy DeVos is interviewed in her office at the Education Department in Washington, Wednesday, Aug. 9, 2017. DeVos is distancing herself from earlier comments about the nation’s historically black colleges and universities being pioneers of school choice.In an interview with the Associated Press, she has acknowledged that in the past “racism was rampant and there were no choices” for African-Americans in higher education. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

AP Interview: DeVos says she didn’t decry racism enough

By MARIA DANILOVA and CAROLE FELDMAN - Associated Press

Betsy DeVos on HBCUs comments concedes she should have decried racism more

By Maria Danilova and Carole Feldman - Associated Press

"If my work in education over the last three decades has taught me anything, it's that parents and local leaders — not Washington bureaucrats — know best," said Education Secretary Betsy DeVos. (Associated Press/File)

Betsy DeVos, education secretary, dedicated to shrinking federal footprint

By S.A. Miller - The Washington Times

In this Jan. 9, 2017, file photo, American Federation of Teachers President Randi Weingarten speaks about education at the National Press Club in Washington. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen, File) ** FILE **

Randi Weingarten, union leader, blasts school-choice reforms as ‘polite cousins of segregation’

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times

Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos exhorted college administrators to reverse the trend of campus intolerance toward conservative viewpoints. (Associated Press)

Betsy DeVos urges state legislators to take on foes of campus free speech

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times

FILE - In this June 6, 2017, file photo, Education Secretary Betsy DeVos testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington before the Senate Appropriations Committee, Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Subcommittee hearing on the fiscal year 2018 budget. Democratic attorneys general in 18 states and the District of Columbia are suing Education Secretary Betsy DeVos over her decision to suspend rules meant to protect students from abuses by for-profit colleges. The lawsuit was filed Thursday, July 6, 2017, in federal court in Washington and demands implementation of borrower defense to repayment rules. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)

State attorneys general suing DeVos over fraudulent college loans: report

By Sally Persons - The Washington Times

FILE - In this June 6, 2017, file photo, Education Secretary Betsy DeVos testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington before the Senate Appropriations Committee, Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Subcommittee hearing on the fiscal year 2018 budget. Democratic attorneys general in 18 states and the District of Columbia are suing Education Secretary Betsy DeVos over her decision to suspend rules meant to protect students from abuses by for-profit colleges. The lawsuit was filed Thursday, July 6, 2017, in federal court in Washington and demands implementation of borrower defense to repayment rules. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)

19 AGs sue DeVos for delaying for-profit college rules

By COLLIN BINKLEY - Associated Press

Connecticut teachers, students protest DeVos’ comments

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Teachers rally at East Hartford High School

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Celiah Aker works on her business and administrative services class at her desk at home, Monday, Feb. 6, 2017, in Medina, Ohio. Aker is in ninth grade and it is her fifth year at Electronic Classroom of Tomorrow (ECOT), an online school. As enrollment in online charter schools exploded in recent years, states have struggled to catch up with oversight to ensure that the students taking classes at home via computers get a real education and the &quot;cyber schools&quot; receive the proper amount of public funding. (AP Photo/Tony Dejak)

States struggle with oversight of online charter schools

By JULIE CARR SMYTH and KANTELE FRANKO - Associated Press

Education Secretary Betsy DeVos fought back after letters to 77 colleges rejecting Upward Bound grant applications were declined because of spacing issues. (Associated Press)

Betsy DeVos wins grant battle over university applications’ spacing

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times

House Budget Committee Chair Rep. Diane Black, R-Tenn., back center right, questions Budget Director Mick Mulvaney on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, May 24, 2017, during the committee's hearing on President Donald Trump's fiscal 2018 federal budget. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Trump budget faces Dem opposition, GOP doubts about math

By ANDREW TAYLOR - Associated Press

Education Secretary Betsy DeVos, left, joined by Education Department Budget Service Director Erica Navarro, testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, May 24, 2017, before the House Appropriations Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies subcommittee hearing on the Education Department's fiscal 2018 budget. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Betsy DeVos defends leaner education budget, says Obama’s big spending had ‘zero results’

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times

Education Secretary Betsy DeVos speaks at a summit hosted by American Federation for Children in Indianapolis, Monday, May 22, 2017. DeVos said the Donald Trump administration is proposing "the most ambitious expansion" of school choice in American history. (Robert Scheer/The Indianapolis Star via AP)

Betsy DeVos Trump’s school-choice expansion ‘most ambitious’

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times

Correction: School Choice-Billionaires At Odds story

By The Associated Press - Associated Press

his March 25, 2010, file photo, Chairman and CEO of OverStock.com Patrick Byrne poses for a picture by the employee of the month wall at the warehouse of Overstock.com outside of Salt Lake City, Utah. (AP Photo/George Frey, file)

Trump, DeVos embolden supporters of Utah school vouchers

By SALLY HO - Associated Press

Education Secretary Betsy DeVos delivers a commencement address to graduates at Bethune-Cookman University, Wednesday, May 10, 2017, in Daytona Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/John Raoux)

DeVos heckled at graduation for historically black college

By TERRANCE HARRIS - Associated Press

Education Secretary Betsy DeVos delivers a commencement address to graduates at Bethune-Cookman University, Wednesday, May 10, 2017, in Daytona Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/John Raoux)

DeVos booed speaking at historically black university

By TERRANCE HARRIS - Associated Press