Tag: Betsy DeVos
Betsy DeVos: No plans to take action on funding to arm...
Education Secretary Betsy DeVos says she has “no intention of taking any action” regarding any possible use of federal funds to arm teachers or...
Federal Education Department proposes allowing guns in schools
The Education Department says it is weighing whether to allow states to use federal funds to purchase guns for schools, prompting a storm of...
Poll: Support for school choice growing among Republicans
Support for charter schools and private school voucher programs has gone up over the past year, with Republicans accounting for much of the increase,...
Betsy DeVos calls Kay Ivey, tells her US Dept. of Education...
Governor Kay Ivey on Monday announced that Alabama’s Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) state plan was approved by the U.S. Department of Education (ED). Ivey...
Martha Roby: Local insight must lead in our classrooms
As a mother of two young children, I know how important it is that we get it right when it comes to education. I...
Cabinet chaos: Trump’s team battles scandal, irrelevance
One Cabinet member was grilled by Congress about alleged misuse of taxpayer funds for private flights. Another faced an extraordinary revolt within his own...
Betsy DeVos touts school choice, STEM as education priorities
Education Secretary Betsy DeVos has put forth a new set of priorities for states, schools and universities competing for federal grant money.
The priorities include...
Bradley Byrne to host Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos in Mobile
U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos is making a visit to Mobile, Ala. to visit educational institutions in the area, according to the office of...
Donald Trump returns to Arizona – and a chaotic political landscape
Donald Trump was just a few weeks into his candidacy in 2015 when he came to Phoenix for a speech that ended up being...
Betsy DeVos undeterred by critics even as agenda remains stalled
Among the paintings and photographs that decorate Education Secretary Betsy DeVos' sunlit, spacious office is the framed roll call from her Senate confirmation. It's...
