Betsy DeVos Resigns as Education Secretary - WSJ.com

Betsy DeVos Resigns as Education Secretary - WSJ.com

Betsy DeVos Resigns as Education Secretary

Education Secretary Betsy DeVos submitted her resignation to President Trump on Thursday night, becoming the second member of Mr. Trump's cabinet to resign since pro-Trump rioters stormed the Capitol on Wednesday.

"We should be highlighting and celebrating your Administration's many accomplishments on behalf of the American people," Mrs. DeVos wrote in a letter to the president.

"Instead we are left to clean up the mess caused by violent protesters overrunning the U.S. Capitol in an attempt to undermine the people's business. That behavior was unconscionable for our country. There is no mistaking the impact your rhetoric had on the situation, and it is the inflection point for me."

She added: "Impressionable children are watching all this, and they are learning from us."

The resignation is effective Friday.

Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao said earlier Thursday she would resign effective Jan. 11, citing the "entirely avoidable" storming of the Capitol building by pro-Trump supporters.

Betsy DeVos Resigns as Education Secretary - WSJ.com

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Paterson's schools free of state control after 30 years | NJ Spotlight News - https://www.njspotlight.com/2021/01/paterson-state-oversight-nj-state-board-of-education-ending-30-years/ via @njspotlight

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School districts struggle with reopening decisions heading into second semester - The Washington Post - https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/education/dc-virginia-maryland-school-reopening-plans/2021/01/06/9e6c824c-4f53-11eb-83e3-322644d82356_story.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=wp_local-education

One teacher compared Wednesday's events, which many watched unfold live during the school day, to 9/11 and Columbine. https://www.huffpost.com/entry/capitol-riot-teachers-protest_n_5ff73c79c5b612d958ea1e88?ncid=engmodushpmg00000004 via @HuffPostPol

Schools Strengthen Defenses Amid Increases in Cyberattacks | EdTech Magazine - https://edtechmagazine.com/k12/article/2021/01/schools-strengthen-defenses-amid-increases-cyberattacks#new_tab

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And now we must live among the insurrectionists… | Eclectablog - https://www.eclectablog.com/?p=72081

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