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Betsy DeVos Tells a Top Critic: Obama Civil Rights Approach 'Harmed Students'

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U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos is shooting back at one of her biggest political foes and defending her approach to civil rights enforcement, but the political brawl over the issue isn't dying down.

In a July 11 letter to Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash., DeVos said that while upholding the nation's civil rights laws is "among the most important missions" at her department, the Obama administration's decision to expand the scope of investig...

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