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Secretary DeVos Highlights Texas’ Efforts For More Workforce Training

Laura Isensee

Posted on June 5, 2019 · DeVos told reporters that the U.S. needs to take a new approach to apprenticeship programs for both blue collar and white collar jobs.

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Federal School Safety Panel Will Not Look At Role Of Guns, DeVos Says

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Posted on June 5, 2018 · “We are actually studying school safety and how we can ensure our students are safe at school,” DeVos says

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Democrats Grill DeVos On Guns, Schools And Money

CLAUDIO SANCHEZ, NPR

Posted on March 20, 2018 · The Education Secretary was on Capitol Hill to talk about the administration's proposed education budget. She got an earful from Democrats

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A Rocky Appearance For DeVos On ’60 Minutes’

Anya Kamenetz, NPR

Posted on March 12, 2018 · The controversial education secretary repeated her support for arming teachers and appeared unable to answer some questions about schools in her home state, in the 13-minute interview

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HBCUs Graduate More Poor Black Students Than White Colleges

NICK CHILES

Posted on March 1, 2017 · Roughly half of HBCUs have a freshman class where three-quarters of the students are from low-income backgrounds, while just 1 percent of non-HBCUs serve as high a percentage of low-income students.

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Federal School Safety Panel Will Not Look At Role Of Guns, DeVos Says

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A Rocky Appearance For DeVos On ’60 Minutes’

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