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Elisabeth Dee DeVos (/ dəˈvɒs / də-VOSS; née Prince; born January 8, 1958) is an American politician, philanthropist, and former government official who served as the 11th United States secretary of education from 2017 to 2021.
DeVos used her bully pulpit to champion religious education, push for school choice and help private schools in financial turmoil.
Betsy DeVos, American philanthropist and conservative political activist who from 2017 to 2021 served as secretary of education under U.S. President Donald Trump. DeVos was a staunch advocate of school choice and of the charter school industry.
Former Education Secretary Betsy DeVos echoed President-elect Trump's support for "disbanding" and "de-powering" the Department of Education, saying the window of opportunity is "wide open" as he begins to roll out his administration’s agenda ahead of taking office.. While DeVos acknowledged this goal is a "priority," the longtime advocate for school choice emphasized that there are "more ...
Betsy DeVos will soon step down from her perch as Education secretary, ending her four-year run as the most polarizing person to have led the department.
Betsy DeVos serves as the 11 th U.S. Secretary of Education. She was confirmed by the U.S. Senate on February 7, 2017 after being nominated by President Donald J. Trump. Secretary DeVos has been involved in education policy for nearly three decades as an advocate for children and a voice for parents.
DeVos, a billionaire philanthropist and veteran school choice activist, joined former President Donald Trump’s Cabinet after a historically grueling confirmation process that required...
Betsy DeVos is a leader, an innovator, a disruptor, and a champion for freedom. She is the nation’s leading advocate for education freedom for students of all ages, having served as the 11th U.S. Secretary of Education from 2017-2021.
U.S. Education Secretary Betsy DeVos sent a letter to President Trump on Thursday announcing her resignation. She is the latest administration official to quit in protest of Wednesday's violence...
The Biden administration is trying to scrub Betsy DeVos’ policy fingerprints from the Education Department on everything from for-profit colleges to sex-based discrimination.