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DeVos says in interview she didn’t decry racism enough

By Maria Danilova

Maria Danilova, newswoman, Washington, for securing the first wide-ranging sit-down interview with Education Secretary Betsy DeVos, in which she distanced herself from her earlier statement that historically black colleges and universities were pioneers of school choice.

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https://apnews.com/c48492774a0a4f6185e3ef208ef83dd5/AP-Interview:-DeVos-says-she-didn't-decry-racism-enough

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AUG. 17, 2017

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