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TexasTowelie

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Wed May 24, 2017, 05:52 PM May 2017

Months in, Betsy DeVos still has no answers on major education issues

U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos answered a battery of tough questions Wednesday for the first time since her confirmation hearing.

She hasn’t taken questions from reporters at mainstream news outlets, and she recently declined an invitation to address a conference of education writers in Washington, D.C.

On Wednesday, she was cross-examined by lawmakers in a House appropriation subcommittee as she sought to justify the education cuts in President Trump’s proposed budget.

“This budget lays out a series of proposals and priorities that work toward ensuring every student has an equal opportunity to receive a great education,” DeVos told them “It focuses on returning decision-making power and flexibility to the states, where it belongs, and giving parents more control over their child’s education.”

Read more: http://www.latimes.com/local/education/la-me-devos-house-budget-hearing-questions-20170524-htmlstory.html

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Months in, Betsy DeVos still has no answers on major education issues (Original Post) TexasTowelie May 2017 OP
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