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    DeVos Protests In Denver; House To Make Cuts To Education

    More girls are taking the AP computer science exam, House Republicans rejected school choice expansions in Trump's initial budget request, and the education secretary spoke in Denver amid protests.
    by Anya Kamenetz Jul 22, 2017 3 minutes
    Hundreds of protesters greet Education Secretary Betsy DeVos this week in Denver, where she addressed the American Legislative Exchange Council.

    In this week's edition of our education news roundup, we take you from school vouchers to AP exams to community college.

    Betsy DeVos speaks to American Legislative Exchange Council

    Protests greeted the education secretary in Denver this week at her speech to the American Legislative Exchange Council. Her family has close ties to the organization, which brings together state legislators, free-market conservatives and corporate sponsors to write model bills that get adopted all over the country.

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