Recent research about private-school voucher programs has been grim: In Washington, D.C., Indianapolis, Louisiana, and Ohio, students did worse on tests after they received the vouchers. Now, the Trump administration is looking for new test cases.
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DeVos says American schools can’t get much worse
U.S. Education Secretary Betsy DeVos isn’t concerned that a push for more school choice could inadvertently harm America’s schools, she said Wednesday — because she believes the nation’s achievement is already too abysmal for that to be possible.
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DeVos, reportedly opposed to rolling back transgender protections, defends the changes
If Education Secretary Betsy DeVos opposed rolling back protections for transgender students behind the scenes, she wasn’t letting it show last week when she spoke to many of the country’s staunchest conservatives.