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Calvin College ( BA) 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 is known for her conservative political activism, [1] and particularly her support ...
ed.gov. The United States secretary of education is the head of the United States Department of Education. The secretary serves as the principal advisor to the president of the United States, and the federal government, on policies, programs, and activities related to all education in the United States. As a member of the Cabinet of the United ...
DeVos has received honorary doctorates from Grove City College, Central Michigan University and Northwood University, as well as distinguished alumni recognition from Northwood University. His wife, Betsy DeVos, is the former chairperson of the Michigan Republican Party and the former Secretary of Education under President Donald Trump.
United States Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos answers a few questions from the media as she tours Detroit Edison Public School Academy in Detroit Friday, Sept. 20, 2019.
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.
A group of consumer advocates filed a lawsuit against the Department of Education (ED) for revising an Obama-era rule that was designed to protect students who had attended predatory schools.
The House Labor and Education Committee today voted on legislation Thursday that would overturn Education Secretary Betsy DeVos’ new policy on student debt discharge that goes into effect on ...
Prince is the son of engineer and businessman Edgar Prince, and the brother of former U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos. Early life, education, and military service [ edit ] Prince was born on June 6, 1969, in Holland, Michigan , the son of Edgar D. Prince and his wife, Elsa (Zwiep), [a] and the youngest of four children. [1]