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Betsy DeVos Confirmation Vote on Tuesday The Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pension (HELP) Committee has scheduled a confirmation vote for Betsy DeVos to become the next U.S. Education Secretary at 10:00 am in Tuesday, January 31. You can click
Posted by: Posted On:23 Jan 2017
Putting students first – and state law – requires closure or restructuring for schools on the “Bottom 5%” list for three consecutive years Lansing, MI – The Great Lakes Education Project (GLEP) today called for closure of 38 chronically-failing public
Posted by: Posted On:20 Jan 2017
Betsy DeVos Pushes School Choice in Confirmation Hearing We hope you had the chance to watch Betsy DeVos’ 3-hour confirmation hearing before the Senate HELP Committee on Tuesday evening. You can download her prepared remarks here. We think Betsy did
Posted by: Posted On:17 Jan 2017
Show your support for Betsy DeVos as Secretary of Education today during her confirmation hearing before the U.S. Senate HELP Committee in three easy steps! Tune in to the livestream of today’s hearing beginning at 5:00 p.m. EST. Engage with us
Posted by: Posted On:14 Jan 2017
Betsy DeVos Confirmation Hearing Next Tuesday Unless you’ve been away from civilization for a while, you’re likely aware that Betsy DeVos’ confirmation hearing to serve as U.S. Education Secretary before the Senate HELP Committee is slated for 5:00 pm on
Posted by: Posted On:28 Dec 2016
Grand Rapids philanthropist and education reform advocate Betsy DeVOS, President Donald TRUMP‘s nominee for U.S. Secretary of Education, was named MIRS’ first Political Figure of the Year for 2016 on Monday as part of its year-end series on public figures who have stood
Posted by: Posted On:18 Dec 2016
By Jim Barrett | December 18, 2016 | Lansing State Journal Much has been written in the national media lately about President-Elect Donald Trump’s selection of Betsy DeVos to become the U.S. Education Secretary, and the role she’s played in
Posted by: Posted On:16 Dec 2016
Support Builds for Betsy DeVos as Education Secretary As you likely know, Betsy DeVos has been nominated to serve as the next U.S. Secretary of Education. Ms. DeVos has devoted 28 years of passionate advocacy to help improve educational outcomes
Posted by: Posted On:24 Nov 2016
Betsy DeVos Nominated as Education Secretary President-Elect Donald Trump announced this afternoon he will nominate Betsy DeVos, GLEP board member, to become the U.S. Secretary of Education. Those of us who work closely with Ms. DeVos are enthusiastically supportive of
Posted by: Posted On:11 Nov 2016
Tuesday was a historic election for Michigan and the country, and below are just a few initial thoughts and highlights, from the perspective of education reform. And a few other stories we thought you’d be interested in reading.