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Betsy DeVos' 6-month report card: More undoing than doing

  • Written by Dustin Hornbeck, Ph.D. Student in Educational Leadership and Policy, Miami University
imageBetsy Devos has been busy advancing a conservative education agenda since her confirmation earlier this year.AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin

Since the inauguration of Donald Trump, the news cycle has been dominated by stories of White House controversy: a travel ban, North Korea, health care and more.

Meanwhile, Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos has been...

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