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"How Betsy DeVos Softened Her Message on School Choice" from Politico

Betsy DeVos became famous — and infamous in some quarters — as the leader of an education movement that pushed for public funding for private schools, including religious education.

But a year into her tenure as President Donald Trump's Education secretary, DeVos generally steers clear of the words, "school choice," a phrase she once used often that's freighted with racial, demographic and religious implications. Instead, she opts for gentler terms such as "innovation" and "blended learning," and speaks of coming together and "finding solutions."

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