Skip Navigation
Betsy Devos
March 22, 2017
Graham Vyse
Betsy DeVos’s “School Choice” Fallacy
“Undermining public education is not a choice,” Senator Patty Murray said in a speech Wednesday, railing against the education secretary's policies.
March 22, 2017
Graham Vyse
DeVos-style school privatization is surging in the states.
March 20, 2017
Graham Vyse
Betsy DeVos is under fire for an apparent conflict of interest.
March 14, 2017
Graham Vyse
Is Betsy DeVos cutting parents and teachers out of education policy?
March 8, 2017
Graham Vyse
Betsy DeVos and House Republicans have D.C. schools in the crosshairs.
March 3, 2017
Graham Vyse
Donald Trump’s school voucher plan would fail his voters.
March 2, 2017
Graham Vyse
Betsy DeVos needs an editor.
March 1, 2017
Graham Vyse
Trump’s Tentative First Step Toward Black Voters
He hasn't yet promised money to help historically black colleges, but some school leaders say his outreach is an improvement over Obama's.
March 1, 2017
Graham Vyse
One “school choice” success story proves nothing.
February 28, 2017
Graham Vyse
Betsy DeVos thinks Jim Crow-era black colleges were “school choice” pioneers.
February 28, 2017
MagazineClio Chang
The Anti-Protest Backlash
Republican lawmakers are trying to criminalize dissent. Does this herald a larger and more dangerous backlash against free speech?
February 23, 2017
Graham Vyse
Betsy DeVos seems confused about what “civil rights” are.
February 23, 2017
Eric Kleefeld
Betsy DeVos is no hero.
February 22, 2017
Graham Vyse
One Teachers Union Is Talking to Betsy DeVos. The Other One Isn’t. Which Is Right?
February 22, 2017
Graham Vyse
Betsy DeVos tried to do something good, so of course Donald Trump overruled her.
February 17, 2017
Alex Shephard
What Just Happened?! A Review of President Trump’s Fourth Week.
This week was pretty bad. But next week will be worse.
February 17, 2017
Graham Vyse
Betsy DeVos isn’t backing down from her grizzly bear gaffe.
February 16, 2017
Graham Vyse
Here’s more evidence that Betsy DeVos supports bad education policies.
February 16, 2017
Brian Beutler
Why the Left Needs to Keep Protesting Trump & Co.
Oprah, not activists, may have sunk labor nominee Andy Puzder. But arbitrary events don't set the zeitgeist like mass activism does.
February 16, 2017
Emily Atkin
Scott Pruitt Deserves as Much Outrage as Betsy DeVos
The incoming EPA chief is as unqualified as Trump's new education secretary, and as morally outrageous as Jeff Sessions.

Our Writers

Kate AronoffClimate & Energy
Matt FordLaw & The Courts
Melissa Gira GrantLGBTQ Rights
Jason LinkinsPower & Plutocracy
Timothy NoahPolitics & Economy
Ellie Quinlan HoughtalingBreaking News
Edith OlmstedBreaking News
Hafiz RashidBreaking News
Greg SargentPolitics & Democracy
Grace SegersCongress & Elections
Alex ShephardPolitics & Media
Heather Souvaine HornClimate Change
Michael TomaskyPolitics & Ideas
About The New Republic’s history