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Ep. 40: The Public Education of Betsy DeVos

The Week Ahead

By Shawn Zeller and Toula Vlahou
Posted February 10, 2017 at 4:52pm

After a bruising Senate confirmation process, Betsy DeVos is now Education Department chief. But she still has a lot of distrust to overcome, says CQ Roll Call’s education reporter Emily Wilkins. Even so, she’s poised to influence how Congress and America view one of the pillars of American life – public schools.

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