DeVos Resigns As Education Secretary, Says, ‘Impressionable Children Are Watching’

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U.S. Education Secretary Betsy DeVos, pictured here in October, 2020, announced her resignation on Thursday.





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How Education Secretary Betsy DeVos Will Be Remembered

While DeVos said the job had been «the honor of a lifetime, she expressed concern for the nation’s children: «They are learning from us. I believe we each have a moral obligation to exercise good judgment and model the behavior we hope they would emulate.

President-elect Joe Biden has nominated Miguel Cardona, the head of Connecticut’s public schools, to succeed DeVos as secretary of education.