Betsy DeVos

What Betsy DeVos Gets Right About Campus Sexual Assault

On Sept. 7, Education Secretary Betsy DeVos took on one of former President Barack Obama's most controversial regulatory actions: a set of 2011 campus disciplinary procedures for students accused of sexual assault. Arguing that victims...

By Stuart Taylor Jr. October 26, 2017

Democrats Unveil Bill to Fight Betsy DeVos' Campus Sexual Assault Guidelines

After a rollback by the Trump administration

By Katie Reilly October 12, 2017

Sexual Assault Survivor to Betsy DeVos: Mediation Is Not a Viable Resolution

'It relies on the societal expectation that 'good girls forgive'"

By Grace Watkins October 2, 2017

The Country Is Torn Over Betsy DeVos’ New Campus Sexual Assault Guidelines

The U.S. Education Department rolled back Obama-era Title IX guidelines on investigating cases of sexual assault on campus Friday

By Tessa Berenson September 22, 2017

Vanessa Grigoriadis: What Betsy DeVos Is Getting Right—and Wrong—About Campus Rape

'The way she talks about it implies there’s nothing to see here in terms of gender parity'

By Lucy Feldman September 12, 2017

Betsy DeVos Is Wrong to Rewrite the Obama Administration's Sexual Assault Guidance

According to Wendy Davis and SurvJustice executive director Laura Dunn

By Wendy Davis and Laura Dunn September 8, 2017

Read Betsy DeVos' Speech About Changing Obama-Era Policies on Campus Sexual Assault

"This unraveling of justice is shameful, it is wholly un-American"

By Katie Reilly September 7, 2017

DeVos to End Obama Rule on Campus Sexual Assault

Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos said Thursday that her department will change the Obama Administration's guidance for handling cases of sexual assault on college campuses and rethink the way Title IX regulations against gender discrimination...

By Katie Reilly September 7, 2017

Watch Live as Betsy DeVos Gives 'Major Policy Address' on Title IX Enforcement

The speech is expected to address how sexual assault cases are handled on campus

By Katie Reilly September 7, 2017

Why Moms Whose Sons Have Been Accused of Campus Sexual Assault Are Banding Together

'We come from a time, our generation, where we just wanted a seat at the table'

By Vanessa Grigoriadis September 6, 2017

Devos Condemns White Supremacists as 'Just Plain Wrong'

"Such views are cowardly, hateful and just plain wrong"

By Katie Reilly August 17, 2017

DeVos Defends School Choice After Hundreds Protest Her

She called the protests a "badge of honor"

By Katie Reilly July 20, 2017

How Betsy DeVos Should Strengthen Title IX

Many fear the Secretary of Education isn't up for the job

By Noël Busch-Armendariz July 20, 2017

State Attorneys General Urge Betsy DeVos to Keep Protections for Campus Sexual Assault Victims

They called on DeVos to take action to "end the scourge of sexual violence"

By Katie Reilly July 20, 2017

Senator Wants Education Official Fired Over Remark

Murray called the remarks "callous, insensitive, and egregious"

By Katie Reilly July 17, 2017

Accused Students Found Betsy DeVos’ Meetings on Campus Sexual Assault ‘Uplifting.’ Victims’ Advocates Did Not

The divide highlighted a challenge for DeVos as she wades into a complex problem

By Katie Reilly July 14, 2017

Education Dept. Civil Rights Head: 90% of Campus Sexual Assaults Amount to 'We Were Both Drunk'

Betsy DeVos will meet with advocates about campus sexual assault on Thursday

By Katie Reilly July 12, 2017

Betsy DeVos Sued Over Student Loan Protections

The student wants to be "free and clear of a fraudulent school that preyed on the weak"

By Katie Reilly July 11, 2017

'Extraordinarily Disappointed and Alarmed:' Senate Democrats Attack Betsy DeVos on Civil Rights Enforcement

"You claim to support civil rights and oppose discrimination, but your actions belie your assurances"

By Katie Reilly June 27, 2017

Watch Live: Betsy DeVos Testifies Before Senate on President Trump's Education Budget

The hearing will focus on proposed budget cuts to the Department of Education

By Katie Reilly June 6, 2017

High School Criticized by Betsy DeVos Fires Back

Protesters rallied outside the Connecticut high school on Tuesday morning

By Katie Reilly May 30, 2017

DeVos Booed at Historically Black University

The university president intervened to warn students to stop

By Katie Reilly May 10, 2017

Watch Live: Betsy DeVos Delivers Commencement Address at Bethune-Cookman University

The Education Secretary's selection as graduation speaker at the historically black university was controversial

By Katie Reilly May 10, 2017

Betsy DeVos to Give Controversial Graduation Speech

Her speech follows "unsettling" remarks about historically black colleges

By Katie Reilly May 10, 2017

The Way We Teach Math Is Holding Women Back

A Stanford math professor encourages a different teaching approach

By Jo Boaler March 29, 2017

Betsy DeVos Equated Historically Black Colleges to 'School Choice'

Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos was criticized Tuesday for praising the nation's historically black colleges and universities, as "pioneers" of the school choice movement. "HBCUs are real pioneers when it comes to school choice," DeVos...

By Maya Rhodan February 28, 2017

Betsy DeVos Defends Transgender Memo

Education Secretary Betsy DeVos defended the Trump Administration's decision to rescind guidelines which told schools to allow transgender students to use the bathrooms that align with their gender identities. During an on-stage interview at the...

By Maya Rhodan February 23, 2017

Jimmy Fallon Shreds Betsy DeVos With Apology Parody

“Our sincerest I’m sorrys go out to W.E.B. Du Bois, as well as to W.E.B. Du Girls,” said a fake DeVos.

By Melissa Locker February 14, 2017

DeVos' Confirmation Signals Dark Times for Democrats

Despite a fierce grassroots push, the minority party didn't have the votes

By Alex Altman and Haley Sweetland Edwards February 7, 2017

Conservative Groups Run Ads Urging Confirmation of DeVos

Only 100 U.S. senators — not the general public — will vote to approve President Donald Trump’s cabinet nominees. But that’s not stopping several conservative organizations from launching ad blitzes promoting Trump’s Cabinet picks —...

By Carrie Levine / Center for Public Integrity February 7, 2017

Betsy DeVos

Betsy DeVos and Democrats in Congress Both Support Paying Teachers More. They Differ on the Details

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