DeVos was educated at the Holland Christian High School, a private school located in her home town of Holland, Michigan. [27] . She graduated from Calvin College in Grand Rapids, Michigan, where she earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in business economics in 1979. [28] .

3 days ago · Betsy DeVos, President Donald Trump’s former Education secretary, called for the Education Department to be scrapped in a The Free Press op-ed, saying "American students will be better off without."

Feb 7, 2017 · 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.

Jan 29, 2025 · 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.

Nov 19, 2020 · DeVos used her bully pulpit to champion religious education, push for school choice and help private schools in financial turmoil.

3 days ago · On Thursday, the push got a notable endorsement from Betsy DeVos, Trump’s secretary of Education in his first term, who wrote in an op-ed for The Free Press that the department should be ...

Jan 5, 2021 · Betsy DeVos relentlessly promoted school choice and ended many Obama-era rules. She shares few similarities with her likely successor, Connecticut state education chief Miguel Cardona.

Nov 7, 2024 · DeVos, a billionaire philanthropist and veteran school choice activist, joined former President Donald Trump’s Cabinet after a historically grueling confirmation process that required Vice...

Aug 18, 2017 · U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos’ office for civil rights is reversing itself on several key changes to how it investigates civil rights claims that had infuriated the civil rights...

Jun 30, 2022 · 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.