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What we can learn from closure of charter school that DeVos praised as 'shining example'

  • Written by Claire Smrekar, Associate Professor of Public Policy and Education, Vanderbilt University
First lady Melania Trump, Queen Rania of Jordan and Education Secretary Betsy DeVos talk with students at the Excel Academy Public Charter School last April. Principal Dana Bogle, on left.AP / Pablo Martinez Monsivais

When Education Secretary Betsy DeVos and first lady Melania Trump visited Excel Academy Public Charter School last spring, DeVos...

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