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March 12, 2018

Education Secretary Betsy DeVos Struggles In "60 Minutes" Interview
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Back in the United States, Education Secretary Betsy De Vos struggled
Sunday to explain why schools in her home state of Michigan are faring
poorly under the policies she championed. De Vos was speaking with
Lesley Stahl on CBS's "60 Minutes."

Lesley Stahl: "Have the public schools in Michigan gotten better?"

Education Secretary Betsy De Vos: "I don't know. Overall, I-I can't say
overall that they have all gotten better."

Lesley Stahl: "The whole state is not doing well."

Education Secretary Betsy De Vos: "Well, there are certainly lots of
pockets where this-the students are doing well and"-

Lesley Stahl: "No, but your argument that if you take funds away, that
the schools will get better, is not working in Michigan, where you had a
huge impact and influence over the direction of the school system here."

Education Secretary Betsy De Vos: "I hesitate to talk about all schools,
in general, because schools are made up of individual students attending
them."

Lesley Stahl: "The public schools here are doing worse than they did."

Education Secretary Betsy De Vos: "Michigan schools need to do better.
There is no doubt about it."



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