Betsy DeVos
Read our coverage of the 11th U.S. Education Secretary, who served from 2017 to 2021
Betsy DeVos, Eleventh U.S. Education Secretary: Background and Achievements
Background and highlights of Betsy Devos's tenure as the eleventh U.S. Secretary of Education.
Federal
Government Watchdog Finds Fault With Trump's School Reopening Push
A new GAO report faults the Trump administration for inconsistent guidance on reopening schools and says a push for in-person learning was "misaligned with risk-based decision making."
Federal
DeVos Hopeful School Choice Funding Will Be Included in COVID-19 Relief Bill
Education Secretary Betsy DeVos pushes for tax credits for private school scholarships and funding for families to pay tuition or buy educational materials.
Federal
Judge Strikes Down DeVos Rule on COVID-19 Relief Funds in Nationwide Order
A federal judge struck down a rule that required public schools to direct a larger share of coronavirus relief to private schools.
Every Student Succeeds Act
Betsy DeVos Tells States Not to Expect Waivers From Annual Tests
The tests required by federal law are crucial to helping schools respond to the coronavirus pandemic and help vulnerable students, the education secretary said in a letter to chief state school officers.
Federal
DeVos Appoints New Leader of African-American Education Initiative
Terris Todd, a former teacher and school administrator in the Battle Creek, Mich., schools, is the ethnic vice chair of the Michigan Republican Party.
Social Studies
Trump Targets History Class as Well as School Choice in Bid for Second Term
As the president accepts his party’s nomination, his messaging reflects a bundle of priorities, from getting schools back open and pushing school choice to the hot-button issue of how American history is taught.
Federal
Second Judge Blocks DeVos' Virus Relief Rule, Calls Her Reasoning 'Jiggery-Pokery'
U.S. District Court Judge James Donato wrote that the Trump administration's coronavirus relief rule about private school studentsis "manifestly not in the public interest."
Federal
Judge Issues Blistering Injunction Against Betsy DeVos' Coronavirus Aid Rule
The injunction in federal court about private school students represents a win for public school advocates in a bitter dispute over federal COVID-19 relief.
Federal
Title IX Rule Set to Take Effect After Judge Denies Request From States to Halt It
A controversial federal rule on how schools should respond to claims of sexual assault and harassment appears set to take effect Friday.
Federal
Judge Won't Stop DeVos Title IX Rule From Taking Effect
A judge refused to halt a new rule on responding to sexual harassment and assault in schools that is set to take effect Friday. But it faces additional legal challenges.
Budget & Finance
DeVos: Give Religious Groups Equal Consideration for Education Grants
The new U.S. Department of Education guidance creates a federal process for individuals and organizations to file complaints under the federal Religious Freedom Restoration Act.
Federal
Betsy DeVos Pushes Schools to Clear COVID Hurdles Without Special Favors
The education secretary's main message to educators lately has been: Meet your obligations and don't assume the feds will remove major mandates.
Federal
Educators Sour on Trump and DeVos but Warm to Some Governors During Pandemic
For the Democratic governors of Michigan and Pennsylvania, two of the three states Trump depended on to beat Clinton in 2016, the majority of educators said their opinions had become more favorable.
Classroom Technology
Betsy DeVos Backtracks on Remote Learning Options She Had Championed
The education secretary was an enthusiastic supporter of virtual education until President Donald Trump started putting pressure on school districts to reopen buildings and return to in-person instruction for the 2020-21 academic year.
