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DeVos speech shows contempt for the agency she heads

  • Written by Mark Hlavacik, Assistant Professor of Communication Specializing in Education Policy, University of North Texas
U.S. Education Secretary Betsy DeVos wipes her brow during an October 2017 appearance in Bellevue, Wash.AP/Ted S. Warren

When Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos spoke at the American Enterprise Institute on Jan. 16, she began by emphasizing her role as an outsider.

“Outside Washington. Outside the LBJ building,” she said of the...

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