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Press Play with Madeleine Brand

How Betsy DeVos is trying to reshape national education policy and Michigan's charter schools

Betsy DeVos is from Michigan, a state that’s become a charter school free-for-all with little oversight. Detroit schools are among the worst in the nation. DeVos has put part of her considerable fortune into the Michigan charter school effort.

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By Madeleine Brand • Sep 7, 2017 • 1 min read

Betsy DeVos is from Michigan, a state that’s become a charter school free-for-all with little oversight. Detroit schools are among the worst in the nation. DeVos has put part of her considerable fortune into the Michigan charter school effort.

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