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Education Secretary Betsy DeVos’ Work Schedule Remains Empty As Trump Administration Pushes Schools To Reopen

Education Secretary Betsy DeVos‘ work calendar has also been mostly empty for several weeks, including no events on her public agenda for the past month. DeVos has been working remotely from her Michigan mansion while the Trump Administration is pushing public schools to reopen during the the COVID-19 pandemic.

Her light schedule has been the subject of mockery on social media.


The billionaire education secretary has been widely criticized for charging taxpayers for $25 million in security costs while cutting funding for education programs.

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