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FILE - In this Oct. 21, 2019, file photo, Education Secretary Betsy DeVos listening to President Donald Trump during a Cabinet meeting in the Cabinet Room of the White House in Washington. DeVos is calling on Congress to consider splitting her department’s financial aid operation into a separate federal agency with the flexibility to operate like a private bank. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File)

DeVos calls for making financial aid unit a separate agency

By COLLIN BINKLEY - Associated Press

FILE - In this June 5, 2018, file photo, Education Secretary Betsy DeVos testifies during a Senate Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations in Washington. Facing a federal lawsuit and mounting pressure to act, Education Secretary Betsy DeVos on Friday, Nov. 8, 2019, said she will forgive loans for more than 1,500 borrowers who attended a pair of for-profit colleges that shut down last year. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)

Facing lawsuit, DeVos erases student loans for 1,500

By COLLIN BINKLEY - Associated Press

Lower-performing students are doing worse in math and reading, dragging down overall results on the Nation's Report Card. Fourth graders posted a slight decline in math and a slight gain in reading, while eighth graders saw results fall in both subjects. (ASSOCIATED PRESS)

Betsy DeVos: Biennial standardized test results ‘devastating’

By Christopher Vondracek - The Washington Times

FILE - In this Jan. 24, 2018, file photo, Larry Nassar, a former doctor for USA Gymnastics and member of Michigan State's sports medicine staff, sits in court during his sentencing hearing in Lansing, Mich. MSU is defending itself against a second wave of lawsuits related to Nassar but says it wants to reach a deal with the additional assault victims. MSU defended itself in a court filing Monday, Aug. 26, 2019. It says it's immune to liability for Nassar's crimes, no matter how &quot;repugnant.&quot; (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio, File)

Michigan State University fined $4.5 million in Nassar case

By COLLIN BINKLEY and CAROLE FELDMAN - Associated Press

US education secretary visits alternative schools in Alaska

Associated Press

Education Secretary Betsy DeVos testifies before the House Education and Labor Committee at a hearing on 'Examining the Policies and Priorities of the U.S. Department of Education' on Capitol Hill in Washington, April 10, 2019. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta) ** FILE **

Betsy DeVos touts rising support for school choice, charter schools as families seek ‘more control’

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times

In this Sept. 17, 2018, photo, Education Secretary Betsy DeVos speaks during a student town hall at the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia. (Associated Press) **FILE**

Feds find potential fraud in student loan repayment plans

By COLLIN BINKLEY - Associated Press

In this Sept. 17, 2018, photo, Education Secretary Betsy DeVos speaks during a student town hall at the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia. (Associated Press) **FILE**

DeVos: Efforts to boycott Israel are a ‘pernicious threat’

By COLLIN BINKLEY - Associated Press

In this Sept. 17, 2018, photo, Education Secretary Betsy DeVos speaks during a student town hall at the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia. (Associated Press) **FILE**

Democrats to probe Betsy DeVos’ personal email use

By Gabriella Muñoz - The Washington Times

Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., speaks during a campaign stop, Saturday, May 11, 2019, in Cincinnati. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)

Elizabeth Warren vows to appoint public school teacher as education secretary: ‘No more Betsy DeVos’

By David Sherfinski - The Washington Times

Education Secretary Betsy DeVos testifies before the House Education and Labor Committee at a hearing on 'Examining the Policies and Priorities of the U.S. Department of Education' on Capitol Hill in Washington, April 10, 2019. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta) ** FILE **

Education secretary: Teachers should protest on ‘adult time’

By COLLIN BINKLEY - Associated Press

FILE - In this May 31, 2018, file photo, Education Secretary Betsy DeVos speaks during a visit of the Federal School Safety Commission at Hebron Harman Elementary School in Hanover, Md. Education, it’s safe to say, is not President Donald Trump’s top priority. Instead, he entrusts that realm to Education Secretary Betsy DeVos, who after two years has emerged as one of the most polarizing figures in the Cabinet but also one of its most enduring members. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana, File)

Polarizing but enduring Cabinet member: Education head DeVos

By COLLIN BINKLEY - Associated Press

U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos, left, speaks with Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin before a roundtable discussion on school choice efforts in the state, Wednesday, April 17, 2019, at Bluegrass Community &amp; Technical College in Lexington, Ky. Bevin is teaming with DeVos to promote school choice initiatives. DeVos touted a Trump administration proposal during the roundtable discussion. (Ryan C. Hermens/Lexington Herald-Leader via AP)

Bevin promotes school choice with US education secretary

By BRUCE SCHREINER - Associated Press

Education Secretary Betsy DeVos speaks during a House Appropriations subcommittee hearing on budget on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, March 26, 2019. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Katherine Clark calls for Betsy DeVos to resign for ‘cherry-picked racist research’

By Bailey Vogt - The Washington Times

U.S. Education Secretary Betsy DeVos talks with students in a sixth grade math class at Cameron Middle School Monday, April 1, 2019, in Nashville, Tenn. DeVos said she's encouraged by Tennessee's latest push to expand school vouchers throughout the state and said she's cheering on lawmakers to make the right choice. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)

DeVos backs Tennessee’s push to expand school vouchers

By KIMBERLEE KRUESI - Associated Press

President Donald Trump talks with reporters before boarding Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, Thursday, March 28, 2019, for the short trip to Andrews Air Force Base in Maryland. Trump is traveling to Michigan to speak at a rally before spending the weekend at his Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Trump says Special Olympics funding to be restored, not cut

By COLLIN BINKLEY and CATHERINE LUCEY - Associated Press

President Donald Trump talks with reporters before boarding Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, Thursday, March 28, 2019, for the short trip to Andrews Air Force Base in Maryland. Trump is traveling to Michigan to speak at a rally before spending the weekend at his Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Trump backs off proposal to cut Special Olympics funds

By COLLIN BINKLEY and CATHERINE LUCEY - Associated Press

President Donald Trump talks with reporters before boarding Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, Thursday, March 28, 2019, for the short trip to Andrews Air Force Base in Maryland. Trump is traveling to Michigan to speak at a rally before spending the weekend at his Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Trump says Special Olympics will be funded after all

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

In this July 25, 2016, file photo, Rep. Joe Kennedy, D-Mass., speaks during the first day of the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya, File)

Joseph Kennedy III: Special Olympics budget cuts are ‘cruel’ and ‘misguided’

By Bailey Vogt - The Washington Times