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Massachusetts sues Betsy DeVos over student loan relief

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Calls for sexual assault support at South Dakota university

By DANIELLE FERGUSON - Associated Press

In this June 6, 2017, file photo, Education Secretary Betsy DeVos testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington before the Senate Appropriations Committee, Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Subcommittee hearing on the fiscal year 2018 budget. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)

Betsy DeVos says Trump transition team didn’t prepare her for confirmation process

By Sally Persons - The Washington Times

"Depriving any student of higher education opportunities should not be done lightly, or out of fear of losing state or federal funding," California Gov. Jerry Brown said in vetoing a bill to codify into state law federal sexual assault guidance on campuses. (Associated Press)

Jerry Brown agrees with Betsy DeVos, vetoes California bill on campus sexual assault

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times

"Depriving any student of higher education opportunities should not be done lightly, or out of fear of losing state or federal funding," California Gov. Jerry Brown said.

Jerry Brown agrees with Betsy DeVos in veto of campus sexual-assault bill

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times

Colleen Webster, of Renton, Wash., holds a sign opposing U.S. Education Secretary Betsy DeVos, Friday, Oct. 13, 2017, outside the hotel where DeVos was scheduled to speak later in the evening in Bellevue, Wash. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)

DeVos fundraising visit draws hundreds of protesters

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Education Secretary DeVos expected to draw large crowds

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FILE - In this Feb. 27, 2014 file photo, State Education Superintendent Mick Zais speaks to an Associated Press reporter in Columbia, S.C. President Donald Trump announced, Wednesday, Oct. 4, 2017, his intentions to nominate Zais as deputy secretary of education. The retired Army brigadier general was state superintendent from 2011 to 2015. Zais' 2010 campaign marked his first run for political office, after being president of private Newberry College for 10 years. He did not seek a second term. (AP Photo/Jeffrey Collins)

Former South Carolina schools chief could be nation’s No. 2

By SEANNA ADCOX - Associated Press

Protesters stand and hold signs and demonstrate during a speech by Education Secretary Betsy DeVos at Harvard University's Kennedy School of Government in Cambridge, Thursday. Sept. 28, 2017. She did not interrupt her speech to address the protesters, but later took some pointed questions from the audience. Asked about protections for transgender student, DeVos said she is committed to making sure all students are safe. Earlier this year, she rescinded guidance that allowed transgender students to use bathrooms that matched their gender identity. (AP Photo/Maria Danilova)

Protesters at Harvard greet DeVos speech on school choice

By MARIA DANILOVA - Associated Press

FILE - In this Sept. 7, 2017, file photo, Education Secretary Betsy DeVos speaks at George Mason University Arlington, Va., campus. DeVos is scheduled to speak on Thursday, Sept. 28, at Harvard University. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)

DeVos met by protesters at Harvard speech on school choice

By MARIA DANILOVA - Associated Press

Protesters stand and hold signs and demonstrate during a speech by Education Secretary Betsy DeVos at Harvard University's Kennedy School of Government in Cambridge, Thursday. Sept. 28, 2017. She did not interrupt her speech to address the protesters, but later took some pointed questions from the audience. Asked about protections for transgender student, DeVos said she is committed to making sure all students are safe. Earlier this year, she rescinded guidance that allowed transgender students to use bathrooms that matched their gender identity. (AP Photo/Maria Danilova)

Betsy DeVos mocked, interrupt at Harvard school-choice speech

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times

In this Sept. 15, 2017 photo, U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos talks with Gracie Johnson during a hog roast before a high school football game between Eastern Hancock and Knightstown in Charlottesville, Ind. DeVos uses a private jet to fly around the country to tour schools and attend other work events, the Associated Press has learned. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings)

Education Secy DeVos uses her private plane for work travel

By MARIA DANILOVA - Associated Press

DeVos attends opening of Michigan State research center

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Education Secretary Betsy DeVos talks to a student in a coding class in Omaha, Neb., Wednesday, Sept. 13, 2017, during a visit to the Midland University-Omaha Campus as part of her 2017 "Rethink School" tour, in which she plans to visit schools in Wyoming, Colorado, Nebraska and Kansas. (AP Photo/Nati Harnik)

Betsy DeVos says she’s seen innovative teaching methods on her ‘Rethink School’ tour

By Sally Persons - The Washington Times

Education Secretary Betsy DeVos to be in Indiana on Friday

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Baltimore students protest planned Betsy DeVos speech

By JULIET LINDERMAN - Associated Press

Education Secretary Betsy DeVos speaks about campus sexual assault and enforcement of Title IX, the federal law that bars discrimination in education on the basis of gender, Thursday, Sept. 7, 2017, at George Mason University Arlington, Va., campus. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Rob Ranco, Texas lawyer, says he would ‘be ok’ if Betsy DeVos were sexually assaulted

By Bradford Richardson - The Washington Times

Education Secretary Betsy DeVos speaks Thursday, Sept. 7, 2017, at George Mason University Arlington, Va., campus. DeVos on declared that "the era of 'rule by letter' is over" as she announced plans to change the way colleges and university handle allegations of sexual violence on campus. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Betsy DeVos, like Donald Trump, dinged for ‘cruel’ leadership

By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times

Henry Butler, dean of the Antonin Scalia Law School at George Mason University, greeted Betsy DeVos on Thursday before the secretary of education announced "The era of 'rule by letter' is over." (Associated Press)

Betsy DeVos to overhaul ‘shameful’ Obama-era campus sexual-assault regulations

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times

Henry Butler, dean of the Antonin Scalia Law School at George Mason University, greeted Betsy DeVos on Thursday before the secretary of education announced "The era of 'rule by letter' is over." (Associated Press)

The Latest: DeVos to seek public input on Title IX rules

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