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Who is Betsy DeVos?

  • Written by Dustin Hornbeck, Ph.D. Student in Educational Leadership and Policy, Miami University
imageEducation Secretary-designate Betsy DeVos speaks in Grand Rapids, Michigan.AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File

After President-elect Donald Trump tapped Betsy DeVos to become the head of the United States Department of Education, her name has spurred a great deal of conversation within the K-12 education community.

Much of this conversation has centered...

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