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US Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos speaks at the Phoenix International Academy in Phoenix, Arizona, Oct. 15, 2020. (AP Photo/Matt York, File)
January 8, 2021, 6:05 am
Trump cabinet members DeVos, Chao quit over mob attack on US Capitol
Education and transportation secretaries condemn president as they leave administration; some Democrats dismiss resignations as posturing
By AFP
Education Secretary Betsy DeVos listens during a Cabinet meeting in the Cabinet Room of the White House in Washington, July 16, 2019. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)
September 28, 2019, 2:48 am
US is urged to end probe of Middle East studies program
Education Department says Duke University curriculum focuses too much on ‘positive aspects of Islam,’ disregards Judaism, Christianity
By Collin Binkley
In this photo from April 10, 2019, Education Secretary Betsy DeVos testifies before the House Education and Labor Committee at a hearing on 'Examining the Policies and Priorities of the US Department of Education' on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, File)
September 21, 2019, 11:05 am
Feds threaten to ax funds to Duke, UNC over alleged bias in Middle East studies
Education Department warning to the universities comes after North Carolina lawmaker complained they cosponsored event with ‘severe anti-Israeli bias and anti-Semitic rhetoric’
By Collin Binkley
US.Secretary of the Treasury Steven Mnuchin and FBI Director Christopher Wray wait to be introduced during an Combating Anti-Semitism Summit at the Justice Department July 15, 2019 in Washington, DC. (Alex Wong/Getty Images/AFP)
July 16, 2019, 6:12 pm
Top Trump officials headline conference on the ‘new anti-Semitism’
Treasury and education secretaries, attorney general, and FBI chief decry anti-Israel sentiment as present-day expression of Jew hatred
By Andrew Silow-Carroll
US Education Secretary Betsy DeVos speaks during a student town hall at the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia, September 17, 2018. (Matt Rourke/AP)
July 16, 2019, 10:22 am
Betsy DeVos: Efforts to boycott Israel are a ‘pernicious threat’ in colleges
US education secretary says BDS movement claims it is concerned with human rights, but really ‘stands for anti-Semitism’
By AP
Illustrative: the campus at The University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill, April 20, 2015. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome, File)
June 20, 2019, 5:45 pm
North Carolina universities to be probed over ‘anti-Israel’ Gaza conference
Objections include ‘hate speech’ during satirical performance by Arab Israeli rapper, and ‘minimizing of Hamas’s role in perpetuating the crisis’
By JTA and ToI Staff
In this photo from June 5, 2018, Education Secretary Betsy DeVos testifies during a Senate Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations hearing in Washington. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)
October 1, 2018, 5:34 am
Kavanaugh case unfolds as DeVos readies campus sexual assault rule
Accusations against US Supreme Court nominee prompt fresh debate over how colleges should handle misconduct claims
By Maria Danilova
US President Donald Trump addresses a meeting on prison reform at the White House on May 18, 2018. (AFP Photo/Nicholas Kamm)
May 20, 2018, 8:05 pm
As election probe spreads to Israel, Trump protests ‘witch hunt’ has gone global
US president slams New York Times over report on son’s meetings with an Israeli media specialist, Arab emissaries and a private military contractor ahead of 2016 election
By ToI Staff
US Education Secretary Betsy DeVos speaks at the National Parent-Teacher Association’s 2018 Legislative Conference in Arlington, Va., March 13, 2018. (Win McNamee/Getty Images via JTA)
May 18, 2018, 2:30 pm
Betsy DeVos visits two ultra-Orthodox schools on NY trip
Ultra-Orthodox leaders, accused of failing to provide appropriate secular education to students, pressed for visit by US education secretary
By JTA
Students rally in front of the White House in Washington on March 14, 2018. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
March 14, 2018, 10:07 pm
‘Enough is enough’: US students stage walkouts against guns
A month after Parkland shooting, students across the country call for an end to violence in their schools; more than 2,000 high schoolers stage protest in front of White House
By Collin Binkley
Nikolas Cruz appears in court for a status hearing before Broward Circuit Judge Elizabeth Scherer in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, on February 19, 2018. (Mike Stocker/South Florida Sun-Sentinel via AP, Pool)
March 8, 2018, 12:13 am
Florida school shooting suspect indicted on 17 counts of murder
Nikolas Cruz charged over massacre at Parkland high school, could get death sentence if convicted
By Curt Anderson, BRENDAN FARRINGTON and JOSH REPLOGLE
A Senate committee advanced the nomination of Kenneth Marcus, seen in a 2017 photo, for a prominent civil rights post at the Department of Education. (Facebook/JTA)
February 1, 2018, 4:50 am
Trump nominee divides Jewish groups over sexual harassment positions
Kenneth Marcus, candidate for Office for Civil Rights, has been at forefront of anti-BDS efforts on campus; he also backs nixing guidelines that help harassment victims
By Ron Kampeas
Carter Page, then adviser to US Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, speaks at the graduation ceremony for the New Economic School in Moscow, Russia, July 8, 2016. (AP Photo/Pavel Golovkin, File)
April 4, 2017, 7:51 am
Trump campaign adviser met with Russian intel operative
Carter Page shared information with spy ring in 2013; in January UAE tried to set up connection between Moscow and US
By Julie Pace
Leaders of Agudath Israel of America meet at the US Department of Education in Washington, DC, with US Education Secretary Betsy DeVos, March 8, 2017. (Shmuel and Dov Lenchevsky via JTA)
March 10, 2017, 10:05 pm
DeVos praises US Orthodox schools as model for public education
Education secretary hails Agudath Israel for meeting both ‘academic and religious needs’ of Jewish community
By JTA
Health and Human Services Secretary-designate, Rep. Tom Price, R-Ga. pauses while testifying on Capitol Hill in Washington at his confirmation hearing before the Senate Finance Committee, Jan. 24, 2017. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
February 10, 2017, 3:31 pm
Trump’s health secretary pick narrowly confirmed for cabinet
GOP sees Tom Price as knowledgeable leader to undo Obamacare; Democrats say his plan to limit access to birth control is ‘arrogant’
By Alan Fram
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