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Sen. Collins, R-Maine, to oppose DeVos nomination

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Attorney General-designate Sen. Jeff Sessions, R-Ala. leaves his office on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2017, as the Senate Judiciary Committee prepares to advance his nomination. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

The Latest: Education nomination advances to full Senate

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

Heidi Heitkamp opposes Betsy DeVos as education secretary

By Seth McLaughlin - The Washington Times

Sen. Elizabeth Warren says she’ll vote against Betsy DeVos

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Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., left, poses with Asher Kockler and his sign for a family member during a rally in Portland, Ore., Friday, Jan. 27, 2017. Several hundred supporters gathered with Oregon congressional leaders in protest against Education Secretary nominee Betsy DeVos. (AP Photo/Don Ryan)

Oregon politicians oppose DeVos nomination

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Hassan confirms she’ll vote against Trump’s education pick

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

Betsy DeVos and the right side of history

By Bret Schundler

Choice to Protect Students Illustration by Linas Garsys/The Washington Times

Communities should decide if schools need guns

By David Keene - The Washington Times

FILE - This July 6, 2011, file photo shows a grizzly bear roaming near Beaver Lake in Yellowstone National Park, Wyo. Kids in remote schools in grizzly bear territory might need protection from the animals, so Donald Trump's choice to run the education department, Betsy DeVos, thinks it could be appropriate for teachers and administrators there to carry guns.(AP Photo/Jim Urquhart, File)

In grizzly country, DeVos’ gun remark lands differently

By MEAD GRUVER - Associated Press

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

In Wyoming, DeVos gun remark more about safety than politics

By MEAD GRUVER - Associated Press

FILE - In this Nov. 19, 2016 file photo, President-elect Donald Trump stands with Education Secretary-designate Betsy DeVos in Bedminster, N.J. DeVos has spent over two decades advocating for school choice programs, which give students and parents an alternative to traditional public school education. Her confirmation hearing was scheduled for Jan. 17. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)

Randi Weingarten skewered in ad by Betsy DeVos supporters

By S.A. Miller - The Washington Times

FILE - In this Nov. 19, 2016 file photo, President-elect Donald Trump stands with Education Secretary-designate Betsy DeVos in Bedminster, N.J. DeVos has spent over two decades advocating for school choice programs, which give students and parents an alternative to traditional public school education. Her confirmation hearing was scheduled for Jan. 17. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)

Betsy DeVos promises major shakeup of education system

By S.A. Miller - The Washington Times

FILE - In this Nov. 19, 2016 file photo, President-elect Donald Trump stands with Education Secretary-designate Betsy DeVos in Bedminster, N.J. Charter school advocate and wealthy Republican donor Betsy DeVos is widely expected to push for expanding school choice programs if confirmed as education secretary, causing outrage among teachers unions. But Democrats and rights activists also are raising concerns about how her conservative Christian beliefs and advocacy for family values might impact minority and LGBT students. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)

Profile of Betsy DeVos, Donald Trump’s pick for Secretary of Education

By W. Scott Lamb - The Washington Times

Questioning Betsy DeVos on education: What’s next?

By Deborah Simmons - The Washington Times

FILE - In this Dec. 9, 2016 file photo, Education Secretary-designate Betsy DeVos speaks in Grand Rapids, Mich. Propelled by populist energy, President-elect Donald Trumps candidacy broke long-standing conventions and his incoming Cabinet embodies a sharp turn from the outgoing Obama administration. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)

Betsy DeVos and the battle for education reform, Round 1

By Deborah Simmons - The Washington Times

In this Jan. 4, 2017, photo, students gather between classes at West Michigan Aviation Academy in Grand Rapids, Mich. The charter high school at Gerald R. Ford International Airport was founded by Dick DeVos, a pilot and husband of Betsy DeVos, who is President-elect Donald Trump's nominee for Education Department Secretary. Betsy DeVos played a key role in encouraging her husband to set up a Western Michigan charter school, an education philosophy likely to continue if she’s confirmed by the Senate as education secretary. DeVos faces a Senate panel considering her nomination on Jan. 11. (AP Photo/Ed White)

Michigan charter school backed by DeVos growing

By ED WHITE - Associated Press

Warren finds unusual ally to critique Trump education pick

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Sen. Elizabeth Warren. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, file)

Elizabeth Warren troubled by Donald Trump pick for education secretary

By Steve LeBlanc - Associated Press

Stabenow opposes Betsy DeVos for Education Department head

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Republican Presidential Candidate Donald Trump greets Republican Vice Presidential Nominee Gov. Mike Pence of Indiana during the third day session of the Republican National Convention in Cleveland, Wednesday, July 20, 2016. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Top GOP donor: Donald Trump ‘has not as of yet reached out to us’

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times