Betsy DeVos Proposes Dept. of Education End Funding for Special Olympics

United States Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos proposed cutting funding for the Special Olympics before a House subcommittee on Tuesday, according to Todd Spangler of the Detroit Free Press.

“We are not doing our children any favors when we borrow from their future in order to invest in systems and policies that are not yielding better results,” she said while presenting the Department of Education’s budget proposals.

The news was met with swift rebukes from several lawmakers: Read more

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