n DeVos won’t say whether she’d withhold federal funds from private schools that discriminate

The following article by Emma Brown was posted on the Washington Post website May 24, 2017:

Education Secretary Betsy DeVos refused to say Wednesday whether she would block private schools that discriminate against LGBT students from receiving federal dollars, explaining that she believes states should have the flexibility to design voucher programs and that parents should be able to choose schools that best fit their children’s needs.

DeVos returned frequently to the theme of what she called a need for more local control in her first appearance before Congress since her rocky confirmation hearing in January. Continue reading “n DeVos won’t say whether she’d withhold federal funds from private schools that discriminate”