‘Students Will Be Better Off’: Former Education Secretary Pitches Plan To Completely Dismantle Her Old Agency
Former Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos proposed a plan Thursday to dismantle the Department of Education after stating it has failed to fulfill its purpose. DeVos, who served under the first Trump administration…
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About Betsy DeVos
Elisabeth Dee DeVos is an American politician, philanthropist, and former government official who served as the 11th United States secretary of education from 2017 to 2021. DeVos is known for her conservative political activism, and particularly her support for school choice, school voucher programs, and charter schools. She was Republican national committeewoman for Michigan from 1992 to 1997 and served as chair of the Michigan Republican Party from 1996 to 2000, and again from 2003 to 2005. She has advocated for the Detroit charter school system and she is a former member of the board of the Foundation for Excellence in Education. She has served as chair of the board of the Alliance for School Choice and the Acton Institute and headed the All Children Matter PAC.
Everything about Betsy DeVos →- Occupation
- politician, businessperson, official
- Position held
- United States Secretary of Education
- Citizenship
- United States
- Born
- January 8, 1958
- Website
- http://betsydevos.com/