In late May 2018, Devos said that she believed it was "a school decision" on whether to report a student's family to the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) if the student or their family are undocumented immigrants. A B.A. However, she testified under oath in the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee hearing, in response to Senator Maggie Hassan's questions, that she had nothing to do with the contributions made by her mother's foundation to conservative advocacy groups including Focus on the Family and the Family Research Council. [38][39], In a 1997 op-ed for Roll Call, DeVos wrote that she expects results from her political contributions. [19][187][188], In August 2018, a vandal untied DeVos's $40 million yacht that had been moored at a marina on Lake Erie, causing it to sustain $10,000 in damages. [62] Democratic senators directed several questions toward her regarding her wealth, including questions about her family's political donations to the Republican Party and whether or not she had personal experience with financial aid or student loans. [124], In May 2019, the Education Department Inspector General released a report concluding that DeVos had used personal email accounts to conduct government business and that she did not properly preserve these emails. [101], On June 2, 2017, DeVos announced her support of President Trump's decision to withdraw from the Paris Agreement the prior day. [125], In September 2020, it was reported that the Office of the Special Counsel investigated DeVos over potential violations of the Hatch Act after she appeared on Fox News during the 2020 election campaign where she bashed democratic candidate Joe Biden. In the National Assessment of Educational Progress, Detroit had the lowest reading and mathematics scores "by far" over any city participating in the evaluation. She has served as chair of the board of the Alliance for School Choice and the Acton Institute and headed the All Children Matter PAC. [57] The Michigan chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union and the Michigan Democratic Party opposed DeVos's nomination. [143][144], DeVos has served as chairperson, board member, and treasurer of the Acton Institute and headed the All Children Matter PAC. Betsy DeVos's children: "[40][22] She also stated in the op-ed, "We expect to foster a conservative governing philosophy consisting of limited government and respect for traditional American virtues … We expect a return on our investment; we expect a good and honest government. [169], Ramesh Ponnuru of National Review argued that Harris overstates the failure of charter schools in Detroit. ". [128] On July 12, 2020, she said "there’s nothing in the data that suggests that kids being in school is in any way dangerous to them", an assertion that public health experts disputed. Regarding the withdrawal of the department's team, former Education Secretary Arne Duncan said, "That's a waste of taxpayer money. [90] The following day, the U.S. . Compuware founder Peter Karmanos and his wife, Danialle, gave $422,400, including $179,000 to the Republican National Committee. [54], Detroit Free Press editor Stephen Henderson expressed concerns over DeVos's nomination, writing that "DeVos isn't an educator, or an education leader". Trump campaigned in '16 on remaking Michigan manufacturing. Based on the model our parents taught us, we seek to serve as faithful stewards, supporting organizations and programs that focus on community, education, the arts, justice, and leadership. It's a monopoly, a dead end. Most recipient organizations are long-term partners of the Dick and Betsy DeVos Family Foundation. For its analysis, the Free Press looked at individual contributions from Michigan of more than $10,000 to federally registered committees. [14], DeVos is chairwoman of the Windquest Group, a privately held operating group that invests in technology, manufacturing, and clean energy. [15] On February 7, 2017, she was confirmed by the Senate by a 51–50 margin, with Vice President Mike Pence breaking the tie in favor of her nomination. DeVos answered: "Well again, the Office of Civil Rights and our Title IX protections are broadly applicable across the board, but when it comes to parents making choices on behalf of their students..." Clark stopped her saying, "This isn't about parents making choices, this is about the use of federal dollars. She was touring an area designed to resemble a hospital ward at Florida International University. [134] Forbes ranked the DeVos family No. He was born on March 4, 1926 in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Members were four Cabinet members, including herself. And members of the Ford family — Ford Motor director Edsel Ford II and his wife, Cynthia, — have given just over $400,000 to Democratic groups while Ford Motor's executive chairman, Bill Ford, and his wife, Lisa, gave $40,000 to the state Republican Party. Our giving focuses on cultivating leadership, accelerating transformation, and leveraging support in five areas: community, education, arts, justice, and leadership. [176] That same month, Randy Rainbow created a satirical "interview" with DeVos based on the 60 Minutes interview, with Out stating, "It goes about as well as you'd expect it to. [77] As expected, there was a 50–50 tie on the final vote, with all Democrats and independents, along with two Republicans (Susan Collins and Lisa Murkowski), voting in opposition to DeVos, while the other fifty Republican senators voted in support of the confirmation, including Senator Jeff Sessions, who himself had been nominated by the Trump administration for the post of United States Attorney General. [63][64] DeVos drew widespread media attention during the confirmation hearings for suggesting that guns might have a place in some schools due to a threat from grizzly bears. [57], DeVos served as chairwoman of the board of Alliance for School Choice. Betsy DeVos is an American entrepreneur, politician, activist, and philanthropist. [22][150] Rick works for the Windquest Group[183] as a consultant on urban development, and is the founder of Grand Rapids' ArtPrize festival. Betsy DeVos Family. [136][137][138] Of the $100 million the foundation donated between 1999 until 2014, half of it went to Christian organizations. "[154] DeVos believes that opening up the education market will offer parents increased choice, a view that critics call a drive to privatize the American public education system. "[177], DeVos was depicted by drag queen Scarlet Envy on the March 21, 2019 episode of RuPaul's Drag Race season 11 titled "Trump: The Rusical." A sports enthusiast in and out, he owns the NBA basketball team Orlando Magic.. "[89], During her first visit to a public university on April 6, 2017, DeVos was confronted by around 30 protestors. However, under Plyler v. Doe, the American Supreme Court ruled under the American constitution, schools are obligated to provide schooling irrespective of immigration status. [155] According to The New York Times, it "is hard to find anyone more passionate about the idea of steering public dollars away from traditional public schools than Betsy DeVos". [153], DeVos in 2001 listed education activism and reform efforts as a means to "advance God's Kingdom". She said that the Trump administration was considering pulling funding from public schools unless they provided full-time in person learning during the pandemic. She has advocated for the Detroit charter school system[5][6] and she is a former member of the board of the Foundation for Excellence in Education. Senators, Susan Collins from Maine and Lisa Murkowski from Alaska, came out against the confirmation (despite supporting DeVos in committee when both of them voted to move her nomination to the floor),[74] bringing the predicted confirmation vote on DeVos to 50–50 if all Democrats and independents voted as expected, meaning Vice President Mike Pence would have to break the tie. ", DeVos defended the charter school system using graduation rates that were significantly higher than those used for state and federal accountability purposes. [7], DeVos is married to former Amway CEO Dick DeVos. [175], DeVos has been played by Kate McKinnon on Saturday Night Live multiple times, including satirizing DeVos's 60 Minutes interview in March 2018. [135], The DeVos Foundation has donated to hospitals, health research, arts organizations, Christian schools, evangelical missions, and conservative, free-market think tanks. [97], DeVos delivered her first extended policy address on March 29, 2017, at the Brookings Institution which included the topic of school choice which has been her main advocacy issue for more than 30 years. The rules, developed during the Obama administration, were meant to take effect on July 1, 2017. The Education Department has hired more ex-employees and people affiliated with those institutions, such as Robert S. Eitel, senior counselor to DeVos, Diane Auer Jones, an advisor to the Department, and Carlos G. Muñiz, the Department's general counsel. 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