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12 Mar 18, 6 tweets, 5 min read
If you have any doubt that @BetsyDeVosED is completely unqualified to run the Department of Education – you should take a look at her recent interview with @60Minutes. cbsnews.com/news/secretary…
.@BetsyDeVosED should be able to answer basic questions about the public school system. A year into her term as Secretary of Education, @RepKClark and I thought it was time for a report card: warren.senate.gov/oversight/repo…
You'll be shocked to hear that @BetsyDeVosED's 1st year at @usedgov was a total failure. Instead of supporting students & teachers, she's been working to make life easier for student loan companies & her friends in the predatory #4profit college industry. bostonglobe.com/metro/2018/03/…
It's only taken @BetsyDeVosED a year to turn back the clock on students' civil rights. She's gone after protections for victims of sexual assault, LGBTQ students, and students of color. nytimes.com/2017/06/16/us/…
The Secretary of Education is supposed to advocate for public education – but @BetsyDeVosED thinks public schools are a "dead end." She's focused on an agenda designed to weaken public schools – putting millions of students at risk. cnn.com/2017/10/28/pol…
.@BetsyDeVosED has bent over backwards to allow students to be cheated, taken an axe to public education, and undermined the civil rights of students across the country – and she needs to be held accountable. Track her "progress" on #DeVosWatch: warren.senate.gov/oversight/devo…

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