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In this Sept. 17, 2018 file photo, Education Secretary Betsy DeVos speaks during a student town hall at National Constitution Center in Philadelphia. DeVos is proposing a major overhaul to the way colleges handle complaints of sexual misconduct. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke) ** FILE **

DeVos proposes overhaul to campus sexual misconduct rules

By COLLIN BINKLEY - Associated Press

In this Sept. 17, 2018 photo, Education Secretary Betsy DeVos speaks during a student town hall at National Constitution Center in Philadelphia. A federal court has denied a request to delay an Obama-era regulation that helps students defrauded by for-profit colleges get their student loans forgiven. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke) **FILE**

Betsy DeVos praised for reforms to Title IX due process

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times

Nassar, Tyndall victims make plea on Title IX changes

By ED WHITE - Associated Press

Education Secretary Betsy DeVos visits a classroom at the Edward Hynes Charter School in New Orleans, Friday, Oct. 5, 2018. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)

US education secretary wraps up tour in New Orleans

Associated Press

FILE - In this May 22, 2018, file photo, Education Secretary Betsy DeVos testifies at a House Committee on Education and the Workforce on Capitol Hill in Washington. The Education Department says it'll miss a key deadline in its push to ease regulations for for-profit colleges. A rule being drafted by DeVos is meant to lower protections for students swindled by their schools. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)

DeVos to miss deadline in easing college fraud protections

By MARIA DANILOVA - Associated Press

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 hearing in Washington. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)

Kavanaugh allegations join debate over campus investigations

By MARIA DANILOVA - Associated Press

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 hearing in Washington. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)

Kavanaugh case unfolds as DeVos readies sexual assault rule

By MARIA DANILOVA - Associated Press

FIlE - In this Jan. 17, 2017, file photo, then-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)

DeVos’ dramatic confirmation hearing inspires drama on stage

By MARIA DANILOVA - Associated Press

Education Secretary Betsy DeVos speaks during a student town hall at National Constitution Center in Philadelphia, Monday, Sept. 17, 2018. A federal court has handed another victory to students suing Education Secretary Betsy DeVos’ over her efforts to dismantle protections against fraud by for-profit colleges. The U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia ruled late Monday that DeVos’ move to delay an Obama-era regulation boosting those protections must be annulled. At the same time, the court put that very ruling on hold for 30 days, giving the Education Department and another party to the case a chance to respond. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

Defrauded students inch closer to victory in DeVos lawsuit

By MARIA DANILOVA - Associated Press

Education Secretary Betsy DeVos speaks during a student town hall at National Constitution Center in Philadelphia, Monday, Sept. 17, 2018. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

DeVos to students: Don’t hide behind a Twitter handle

By KRISTEN DE GROOT - Associated Press

FILE - In this June 5, 2018, file photo, Education Secretary Betsy DeVos testifies during hearing on the FY19 budget on Capitol Hill in Washington. A federal court has ruled that a decision by DeVos to delay an Obama-era rule meant to protect students swindled by for-profit colleges was “arbitrary and capricious,” dealing a significant blow to the Trump administration’s attempt to ease regulations for the industry. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)

Federal court ponders next steps in DeVos for-profit suit

By MARIA DANILOVA - Associated Press

FILE - In this June 5, 2018, file photo, Education Secretary Betsy DeVos testifies during hearing on the FY19 budget on Capitol Hill in Washington. A federal court has ruled that a decision by DeVos to delay an Obama-era rule meant to protect students swindled by for-profit colleges was “arbitrary and capricious,” dealing a significant blow to the Trump administration’s attempt to ease regulations for the industry. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)

Federal court rules against DeVos in for-profit fraud case

By MARIA DANILOVA - Associated Press

FILE - in this June 5, 2018, file photo, Education Secretary Betsy DeVos pauses as she testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington. Preliminary data obtained by The Associated Press show the Trump administration is granting only partial loan forgiveness to the vast majority of students it approves for help because of fraud by for-profit colleges. The data demonstrate the impact of DeVos’ new policy of tiered relief, in which students swindled by for-profit schools are compensated based on their earnings after the program. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)

Full loan relief rare for students at for-profit colleges

By MARIA DANILOVA - Associated Press

FILE - in this June 5, 2018, file photo, Education Secretary Betsy DeVos pauses as she testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington. Preliminary data obtained by The Associated Press show the Trump administration is granting only partial loan forgiveness to the vast majority of students it approves for help because of fraud by for-profit colleges. The data demonstrate the impact of DeVos’ new policy of tiered relief, in which students swindled by for-profit schools are compensated based on their earnings after the program. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)

Under DeVos, full loan relief rare for for-profit students

By MARIA DANILOVA - Associated Press

In this Oct. 10, 2010, file photo, Richard DeVos, Orlando Magic owner and Amway Inc. co-founder, smiles after welcoming fans to the new Amway Center before a preseason NBA basketball game against the New Orleans Hornets in Orlando, Fla. DeVos, the billionaire father-in-law of Education Secretary Betsy DeVos, died Thursday, Sept. 6, 2018. He was 92. (AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack, File)

Richard DeVos, Amway founder and Orlando Magic owner, dies at age 92

By Corey Williams - Associated Press

Cloud over for-profits persists as DeVos moves to ease rules

By RICHARD LARDNER and COLLIN BINKLEY - Associated Press

In this May 30, 2017, file photo, White House Director of communications for the Office of Public Liaison Omarosa Manigault Newman arrives for the daily press briefing at the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)

Education Department accuses Omarosa of ‘peddling lies’ about DeVos in tell-all book

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times

FILE - In this Sept. 7, 2017 file photo, Education Secretary Betsy DeVos speaks at George Mason University Arlington, Va., campus. The Trump administration is proposing new rules that could make it harder for students to get their loans erased in cases of fraud. Education Secretary Betsy DeVos announced the proposal Wednesday after months of negotiating to replace Obama-era rules. Her proposal would allow students to get loans erased if a school intentionally misleads them into taking out student loans. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

DeVos rules would cut estimated $13B in student loan relief

By COLLIN BINKLEY - Associated Press

Education Secretary Betsy DeVos testifies during a Senate Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations hearing to review the Fiscal Year 2019 funding request and budget justification for the U.S. Department of Education on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, June 5, 2018. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Betsy DeVos’ school safety commission avoids guns, focuses on violent video games

By Gabriella Muñoz - The Washington Times

FILE - In this March 20, 2018, file photo, Education Secretary Betsy DeVos waits to testify before a House Committee on Appropriation subcommittee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington. New federal data show that black students continue to be expelled and suspended from school much more frequently than their white peers. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File)

Betsy DeVos gets standing ovation at Ave Maria commencement

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times