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Trump picks Jerry Falwell Jr. to lead higher education task force

February 1, 2017 By World Combined Sources

Religious right Liberty University President Jerry Falwell Jr. says he has been asked to lead a presidential task force on higher education reform.

Senate education committee postpones vote on DeVos

January 23, 2017 By Teresa Albano

DeVos, and her husband Dick, have a web of financial investments rife with potential conflicts of interest.

School administrators, AFL-CIO, AFSCME oppose DeVos

January 19, 2017 By PAI

The unions’ opposition, plus that of more than 100 Detroit parents and students who crowded into the Senate hearing room, apparently did not derail the panel’s GOP majority.

DeVos is qualified to do Trump’s bidding: Dismantle public education

January 19, 2017 By Teresa Albano

DeVos and her husband have invested in a company that refinances student loans. So much for draining the swamp.

Teachers unions try to derail DeVos, Trump’s education pick

January 12, 2017 By Mark Gruenberg

DeVos “is the most anti-public education nominee for Secretary of Education in the history of the department."