by Jeff Bryant | Feb 24, 2017 | Blog
Since President Donald Trump picked Betsy DeVos to be his new Education secretary, there's been lots of talk in the media that his administration, with his secretary out front, will push for vouchers so parents can withdraw their children from public schools...
by Jeff Bryant | Feb 15, 2017 | Blog
The Trump administration's national security scandals may have obscured Betsy DeVos's rough start as the new Secretary of Education, but her stumbles right out the gate reveal disturbing characteristics of her leadership. Unfortunately, the least significant gaffe is...
by Jeff Bryant | Feb 9, 2017 | Blog, Education
Betsy DeVos may have won her contest in the Senate to become the new U.S. Secretary of Education, but her opposition wasn't the only thing that went down to defeat that day. For decades, federal education policies have been governed by a“Washington consensus” that...
by Jeff Bryant | Feb 7, 2017 | Blog
This is going down to the wire. Senate Democrats, channeling public opposition to Trump's nomination of Betsy DeVos for Secretary of Education while venting their own outrage over her lack of qualifications for the job, are occupying the Senate floor for 24 hours...
by Jeff Bryant | Feb 2, 2017 | Blog
Betsy DeVos, Donald Trump's nominee for secretary of education, got awful reviews for her performance during her confirmation hearing. But no one predicted her confirmation was anything less than a sure deal. Now, suddenly, she's in big trouble. The DeVos unraveling...
