Betsy DeVos takes heat from House Democrats over a $5 billion school choice proposal
Washington Democrats took aim at Education Secretary Betsy DeVos' proposed school choice tax credit at a House Education and Labor hearing Wednesday, arguing that it could siphon away funds from public schools.
DeVos said the program, known as Education Freedom Scholarships,"won't take a single dollar from local public schools, school teachers or public school students."But several Democratic members of the committee disputed her claim, arguing that the scholarship program would end up harming public schools. In a testy exchange, Ohio Democratic Rep.
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