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Protesters gather outside Jefferson Middle School in Washington, Friday, Feb. 10, 2017, where Education Secretary Betsy DeVos paid her first visit as education secretary in a bid to mend fences with educators after a bruising confirmation battle. (AP Photo/Maria Danilova)

Education Secretary ‘absolutely’ welcomes Betsy DeVos visit

By RUSSELL CONTRERAS - Associated Press

Jennifer Ibrahim participates in a demonstration outside Jefferson Middle School in Washington, Friday, Feb. 10, 2017, as Education Secretary Betsy DeVos paid her first visit as education secretary in a bid to mend fences with educators after a bruising confirmation battle. (AP Photo/Maria Danilova)

Protest marks public school visit by new education secretary

By MARIA DANILOVA - Associated Press

Jennifer Ibrahim participates in a demonstration outside Jefferson Middle School in Washington, Friday, Feb. 10, 2017, as Education Secretary Betsy DeVos paid her first visit as education secretary in a bid to mend fences with educators after a bruising confirmation battle. (AP Photo/Maria Danilova)

Protesters greet DeVos in her first visit to a public school

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Education Secretary Betsy DeVos smiles while greeting employees after addressing the department staff at the Department of Education on Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2017 in Washington. (AP Photo/Molly Riley)

EDITORIAL: Betsy DeVos laughs last

By THE WASHINGTON TIMES

Vice President Mike Pence swears in Education Secretary Betsy DeVos in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building in the White House complex in Washington, Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2016, as DeVos' husband Dick DeVos watches. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Education boss gets first assignment _ mend fences with foes

By MARIA DANILOVA - Associated Press

FILE – In this Nov. 19, 2016 file photo, President-elect Donald Trump, left, and Betsy DeVos, right, pose for photographs at Trump National Golf Club Bedminster's clubhouse in Bedminster, N.J. Republican Ohio Gov. John Kasich wrote a Jan. 24, 2017, letter urging confirmation of DeVos, Trump's education secretary nominee, without mentioning the significant unpaid fine owed to Ohio by a now-defunct political action committee she controlled. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)

Betsy DeVos wins confirmation as education secretary

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

Sen. Tim Kaine, Virginia Democrat, found a silver lining in the DeVos confirmation. "It was history-making," he said. "There never had to be a vice president come break a tie to get a Cabinet secretary in. (Associated Press)

Democrats continue to lose in showdowns with Donald Trump

By Seth McLaughlin - The Washington Times

Vice President Mike Pence swears in Education Secretary Betsy DeVos in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building in the White House complex in Washington, Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2016, as DeVos' husband Dick DeVos watches. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Betsy DeVos sworn-in as education secretary by Pence

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

Vice President Mike Pence arrives at the Senate on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2017. to be ready to cast the tie-breaking vote for Education Secretary-designate Betsy DeVos. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

DeVos ekes out confirmation win as Pence casts historic vote

By MARIA DANILOVA - Associated Press

Wisconsin state superintendent has questions about DeVos

By SCOTT BAUER - Associated Press

Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, center, who defected from the GOP majority, arrives at the Senate chamber on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2017, as the Senate voted for Education Secretary-designate Betsy DeVos,. ice President Mike Pence was needed to cast the tie-breaking vote to confirm DeVos. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

The Latest: DeVos sworn in as education secretary

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Then-President-elect Donald Trump, left, and Betsy DeVos, right, pose for photographs at Trump National Golf Club Bedminster's clubhouse in Bedminster, N.J., in this Nov. 19, 2016, file photo. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)

Chris Murphy: ‘Unlikely’ that Dems will have votes to block Betsy DeVos nomination

By David Sherfinski - The Washington Times

FILE – In this June 1, 2013 file photo, Republican Ohio Gov. John Kasich delivers a keynote speech to graduates of Chardon High School, where three teen boys were fatally shot by 17-year-old T.J. Lane on Feb. 27, 2012, during the high school's commencement ceremony in Mentor, Ohio. Kasich wrote a Jan. 24, 2017, letter urging confirmation of President Donald Trump's education secretary nominee without mentioning the significant unpaid fine owed to Ohio by a now-defunct political action committee she controlled. (John Kuntz/The Plain Dealer via AP, File)

Kasich backs DeVos without mentioning $5M her PAC owes Ohio

By JULIE CARR SMYTH - Associated Press

In this Jan. 17, 2017, file photo, Education Secretary-designate Betsy DeVos testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington at her confirmation hearing before the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)

Betsy DeVos: Senate advances nomination for education secretary

By David Sherfinski and Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

Manchin says he opposes education nominee

Associated Press

In this Jan. 17, 2017, file photo, Education Secretary-designate Betsy DeVos testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington at her confirmation hearing before the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)

Betsy DeVos left hanging as Republicans abandon one of their own

By Mercedes Schlapp

Republican governor, senator disagree on DeVos nomination

Associated Press

Sen. Edward Markey says he’ll vote against Betsy DeVos

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Education Secretary-nominee Betsy DeVos testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington on Jan. 17, 2017. (Associated Press) **FILE**

Betsy DeVos, Trump’s education pick, on thin ice after GOP defections

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times