Democrats with their new majority in the House might be poised to launch investigations into policy decisions of Education Secretary Betsy DeVos Elizabeth (Betsy) Dee DeVosSpecial counsel investigating DeVos for potential Hatch Act violation: report NEA president says Azar and DeVos should resign over school reopening guidance The Hill's 12:30 Report - Presented by Facebook - You might want to download TikTok now MORE come January, but the nation’s top education official has no plans to step down from her role, the Detroit Free Press reported.

Her press secretary Liz Hill told the outlet the rumors are just that: rumors.

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“The Secretary has no plans of stepping down,” she said, according to the report.

Michael Petrilli, president of the Thomas B. Fordham Institute, reported in a blog post last week that rumors were starting to circulate that DeVos’s departure is imminent.

He said House Democrats could be looking to launch investigations into DeVos's decisions to rewrite sexual assault guidance for colleges, do away with guidance that let transgender students use the bathroom that corresponds with their gender identity and repeal rules that aimed to protect students from being defrauded by for-profit colleges.

“The question facing Secretary DeVos is whether to participate in these show trials,” Petrilli wrote. “She has another option, one she has earned through her flinty resolve these past twenty-three months: She can choose to step down and gracefully exit a thankless, no-win scene.”

DeVos was a controversial appointment due to having had no education background before President Trump Donald John TrumpBiden on Trump's refusal to commit to peaceful transfer of power: 'What country are we in?' Romney: 'Unthinkable and unacceptable' to not commit to peaceful transition of power Two Louisville police officers shot amid Breonna Taylor grand jury protests MORE nominated her as Education Secretary.

She had a contentious confirmation to the post, with Vice President Pence casting the tie-breaking vote to confirm in February 2017.