secretary of education betsy devos's favorite policy. this is her biggest win so far on school choice, but it's not going to really help the kids that she has said need school choice the most, poor children from low-income families, because those families don't tend to pay a lot in taxes or their parents may not have a ton of money to sock away, as you said. so in the future, you know, betsy devos i think is going to push on some other fronts on school choice. she's called this a good start, but she knows this isn't going to help the poorest kids in the country. >> woodruff: anya, there is another impact you mentioned in the tax bill that might have a big impact on public education, and that's the state and local tax deduction people can take or the changes to that. can you explain what happened and what impact that might have? >> yes. so public schools get the vast majority of their money from state and local taxes. and up until this bill, those taxes could be deducted in full from your federal taxes some that amount is a very large sub

betsy devos has not been particularly vocal on higher education issues.he is focused mostly on k-12 education which is where her experience is. we have not heard very clearly from a trump administration since they have an office what they want to see in a higher education. aboutate trump talks relieving the burden of student debt on the campaign trail and also talks about going after , endowments, what colleges received from the federal government, to them working on ways to reduce college education that we have not seen a piece of legislation they have specifically backed. these indid not get to our questions, but the bill also has a number of social components. tell us about the highlights. >> it is interesting. the committee has included pieces that would address hot would try to and curb campuses from trying to restrict free speech. it would ask them to offer sexual-harassment training on offices. we have seen a lot about that. those are the sorts of things we suspect that patty murray would not really stand for in her legislation. host: there is also

education secretary betsy devos has not been particularly vocal on higher education issues. she is focused mostly on k-12 will education which is where her experience is. we have not heard very clearly from a trump administration since they have an office what they want to see in a higher education bill. candidate trump talks about relieving the burden of student debt on the campaign trail and also talks about going after colleges, endowments, the aid colleges received from the federal government, to them working on ways to reduce college tuition. we have not seen a piece of legislation they have specifically backed. susan: in the minute we have left we did not get to these in , our questions, but the bill also has a number of social components. tell us about the highlights. the sort of things we expect that the senate would not really for in her legislation. >> there is also drug and alcohol training required with emphasis on opioid. >> that is right. that is right. it unusual to wrap into legislation sh. >> it is. generally, the republicans in congress like to remove the g

i prefer the job of holding betsy devos accountable for not knowing anything (laughs). (audience laughing and applauding) you know, about education. (audience laughing) - to be fair. - to be fair. (chuckles) so i like this job and i like representing the people of minnesota. - okay, well, keep it, we're done here. a good place to end, it's fun to see you again. thank you so much for being here, congratulations. - thank you, everybody. (audience cheers and applauds) - al franken, thank you. we'd love to have you join us in the studio. visit our website at klru.org/overheard to find invitations to interviews, q&as with our audience and guests and an archive of past episodes. - to me, the most effective thing to do is every one of you here have an issue that you care about and is to actually become active in that, and it's also you, it's good for your mental health to be involved in something that you care about and to be with people who care about the same thing. - [announcer] funding for overheard with evan smith is provided, in part, by the alice kleberg reynolds founda

and now in 2017, fast forward to september and under the trump administration, betsy devos rolled backd instead we're getting a standard called the clear and convincing standard. and two concrete things to know is that under the interim guidance that betsy devos rolled out in 2017, now there is no time line that these cases have to be finished in, that was something involved in the obama era guide answer. the new ruling also allows these cases to be settled with a mediator between the accuser and accused. i spoke to a number of the civil rights groups earlier this week and they say that there has already been a chilling effect on campuses just in that short time, that victims and survivors aren't as willing to come forward because they see the deck as stacked against them and they can't get justice. >> why do you think this decision was made to rl back these changes? was it just because it was done by a democrat being president? >> i don't think that is it. you heard the education secretary address this in the speech that she gave last year in which she announced that she was planning

this is my wedding dress. [ laughter ] >> hi, i'm betsy devos and i'm melania trump.ow are you, betsy? i'm fine, how are you, melania? [ laughter ] not so good. >> what is wrong with you? betsy, you are reading my lines. my god, no wonder our kids are such dumbasses in school. [ laughter ] okay, so the nominees for the most failingest newspaper are -- "the washington post." >> "new york tim-ees." [ laughter ] >> that's the winner. that's the winner. the winner is the failing "new york times." >> i love "the new york times," it's fun to color in the crossword puzzles. [ laughter ] >> all right, thank you very much. "the new york times" also refused to be here tonight. so accepting on their behalf is this trash can. [ laughter and applause ] now it's time for the in memoriam. this is the part of the show where we look back at all the people who are no longer in the white house. >> oh, my dream come true. [ laughter ] >> some one cut her mic. roll the tape, roll the tape. ♪ [ laughter and applause ] what a crazy story. does the tie hold? [ laughter ] oh, wow, a lot of pe

i was happy to be able to have a private meeting with secretary betsy devos to present her with a copy of the book. [applause] i, one of the things that i don't think erica mentioned in her introduction of me is that i was very honored in 2016 to serve as a member of president trump's transition agency action team on education policy. [applause] i was one of seven people in the country to serve on that team, and i'm pleased to say that the national headquarters vowed our team as one of the model teams in the transition. so, you know, i think that, you know, all of you are such an important part of taking back our country and, you know, even in the area like the bay area. you know, look at what happened with president trump. no one thought he could have a chance s and here he is now president of the united states. so i want to thank you all for your activism, for your dedication to the principles of freedom and liberty and for your support of this organization and all the great speakers who you've brought here through the yearses and continue to bring to educate -- years and will contin

today, believe it or not the secretary of education, betsy devos called me to tell me that our plan, west virginia's plan is called wv's every student succeeds playing with past today. now, let me say this about education. not everybody is cut out for the traditional pathway of a four-year degree. we know that. but what we don't know is this, i'm in the schools a lot. if your student that wants to go to the trades and have incredible job in your student hello's electricity or whatever it may be, when you walk the halls other kids may look down on your little bit. that's not fair, or right. some way we need to let those kids know that we have to have them. we have to build the workforce. i want us to develop wayward kids in high school and the trade can get an associate degree wall in high school. [applause] i also want us to add, if it's possible 13th year. so they can get additional certification. i know our president, ms. carmichael is solid behind this, and i am too. on somehow pressed to make our community and technical colleges free. [applause] thomas burton is not with us tonig

betsy devos talks with educators from across the country. >> of morning. i thought i would have to get everyone quiet but you got everyone quiet with no direction. my name is jason with the department of education and the office of elementary and secondary education. welcome and thank you for coming to the recent k-12 summit. we appreciate you being here. in just a moment the secretary will, but before she does, there is water and coffee in the back so feel free to partake. the restrooms at the end of the hall. if you leave the building you can come back in but you will have to go through security. those of you who will be participating in the conversation, you have microphones in front of you. you do need to turn them on when you are about to talk. i think there's a button that says talk. turn it on, the red light will come on which will tell you the microphone is active. we're not speaking, please turn it off. we would appreciate that and you probably prefer we don't hear any private conversations as well. those were speaking, we appreciate you being her

parece que betsy devos estaba a cargo de la revisiÓn ortogrÁfica." este es uno de tantos.avi . la diferencia que puede hacer una pequeÑa letra. javier: y la deferencia temen que podemos hacer nosotros mandÁndole un saludo enorme a todos ustedes que nos estÁn viendo en la costa oeste. gracias por estar con nosotros. carolina: tienes que te recordamos que tenemos cobertura completa del primer discurso del estado de la uniÓn del presidente donald trump. todo comienza a las 8:50 p.m., 7: y cinco y 50 en el pacÍfico con jorge ramos e ilia calderÓn. y desde la capital del paÍs,enrique acevedo y patricia. y lo podrÁs ver en vivo teniendo las redes sociales. javier: ahÍ vamos estar caro yo. tenga cuidado porque si amenazaran un tÉcnico de fÚtbol soccer infantil entrenar inmigrantes provenientes de paÍses como mÉxico, guatemala y colombia. carolina: ademÁs, encontrÉ muerto uno de los actores de la conocida serie "glee" a sÓlo semanas de haber sido sentenciado por un delito de pornografÍa infantil. seguimos con ustedes, amigos de la costa oeste . esto. es. todo. honey bunches of oat

he joked betsy devos was this in charge of spell-checking. >>> today is national plan for your vacationa group called project time off says more than half of american workers leave more than a week of vacation days unused each year. >> so the organization is reminding all of us to take control of our vacation days and plan that vacation for 2018. >> kendis. kendis. all right. i guess he's on vacation. yone e. but on the inside, i feel chronic, widespread pain. fibromyalgia may be invisible to others, but my pain is real. fibromyalgia is thought to be caused by overactive nerves. lyrica is believed to calm these nerves. i'm glad my doctor prescribed lyrica. for some, lyrica delivers effective relief for moderate to even severe fibromyalgia pain. and improves function. lyrica may cause serious allergic reactions, suicidal thoughts or actions. tell your doctor right away if you have these, new or worse depression, unusual changes in mood or behavior, swelling, trouble breathing, rash, hives, blisters, muscle pain with fever, tired feeling, or blurry vision. common side effects: dizziness,

looks like betsy devos was in charge of spell checking.orrections have already been printed and distributed. we will have live coverage of the state of the union and the democratic response starting to he we here at 6:00. >>> special guest showed up at oak land fruit vale. elistsa harrington explains why zendaya comes back to visit. >> reporter: actress along with her mother who was a teacher for 20 years. >> it is awesome. >> reporter: in town with verizon and project lead the way. stem stands for science, technology, engineering and math. >> a chance for technology to be incorporated so really cool to see the kids get excited. >> kids made their own emojis and took part in a virtual reality lab. >> it is so cool. i worked so hard when i was a teacher to get technology in my classroom and it was so hard to get. >> reporter: zen daya has been acting. and has the large role in the greatest showman. >> having her as a role model and interact with the kids, it that excitement and makes her real. >> i am excited to be back here. you guys are a

looks like betsy devos was in charge of spell checking. corrections have already been printed and distributed. we will have live coverage of the state of the union and the democratic response starting to he we here at 6:00. >>> special guest showed up at oak land fruit vale. elistsa harrington explains why zendaya comes back to visit. >> reporter: actress along with her mother who was a teacher for 20 years. >> it is awesome. >> reporter: in town with verizon and project lead the way. stem stands for science, technology, engineering and math. >> a chance for technology to be incorporated so really cool to see the kids get excited. >> kids made their own emojis and took part in a virtual reality lab. >> it is so cool. i worked so hard when i was a teacher to get technology in my classroom and it was so hard to get. >> reporter: zen daya has b day acting. and has the large role in the greatest showman. >> having her as a role model and interact with the kids, it gives them that excitement and makes her real. >> i am excited to be back here.

justice: in addition to that, at 5:15 today, believe it or not, but the secretary of education, betsy devos, called me to tell me that our plan, west virginia's plan, for every student, it's called wv's every student succeeds plan, was passed today. [applause] gov. justice: now, let me say this about education. i have said it until i'm blue-green. not everybody is cut out for the traditional pathway of a four-year degree. and we know that, don't we? but you know what we don't know is just this because i'm in the , schools a lot, and i see it. if you're a student that likes to, you know, that wants to go into the trades and have an incredible job, and you're a student that loves the electricity or whatever it may be, in all honesty, a lot of times when you walk the halls people may, other kids may look down on you a little bit. it's not fair. it's not right. some way we have got to let those kids know that we got to have them. we got to build this workforce like we can't imagine. i want us to develop a way to where kids in high school and the trades can get an associate degree while they're

we will hear from education secretary betsy devos who also talks with educators from across the country. >> good morning. i was told i would have to get anyone quite but you all got quite all by yourselves with no direction. appreciate that. my name is jason botel with the department of education. i want to welcome you and thank you very much for coming to the rethink k-12 education senator we appreciate your being here and looking for a great conversation. in just a moment secretary devos will, but before she does just wanted to say a couple housekeeping things. if you haven't found already we have water and coffee in the back and feel free to partake. that are restrooms at the end of the halls. if you do leave the building you can come back in but you have to go to security can such as wanted to warn you about that if the take some time. those of you who be participating in the conversation, microphones in front of you. you do need to turn them on when you're about to talk. there's a button that says talk. when you turn on the red light will come on which tells you the microphone is a

last month betsy devos held a rethink school summit to focus on higher education. educators talked about how moving away from traditional ways of college teaching have benefited their students, online courses and their benefits to nontraditional students such as members of the military. >>> thank you for attending the summit on innovation in education and thanks to all of you who will present this morning. we're excited and grateful to have so much knowledge and ek per tease in one room, and i know we're eager to hear from all of you. before we begin, i want to say a quick word about innovation, about the focus on innovation. this year, i embarked on our rethink school tour where we visited learning environments and institutions that are taking creative approaches to education for students of all ages. i continue to travel country to see the great work that's being done and i've been inspired by the educators and administrators i've met thus far, but there's still not enough. we need more like them and like you. the reality is that there are a number of challenges

betsy devos says her agency has launched an investigation and will hold michigan state university accountable for any violation of federal law. nassar works for michigan state gymnastics. the director has stepped down. an outbreak of the flu continues to spread across the country for a third straight week. the cdc says so far the -- hawaii has been the only state to be spared. many children have died. the flu season still has not peaked. global news 24 hours a day, powered by more than 2700 journalists and analysts in more than 120 countries. parenti, and this is bloomberg. emily: i am emily chang and this is "bloomberg technology." u.s. stocks smash records across the board to close the week with tech shares at the charge. we have the latest. plus, michael dalloway's options with an ipo on the table. white the man with the largest leveraged buyout in tech history is reconsidering the company's future. and the rising uncertainty over facebook's new feed, pivot. zuckerberg'sal for new fixed and the potential impact on -- on ad revenue and digital publishing. u.s. stocks hitting a new all-time

we will hear from education secretary betsy devos who also talks with educators from across the country. >> good morning. i was told i would have to get anyone quite but you all got quite all by yourselves with no direction. appreciate that. my name is jason botel with the department of education. i want to welcome you and thank you very much for coming to the rethink k-12 education senator we appreciate your being here and looking for a great conversation. in

education secretary betsy devos participates in the discussion. and at four eastern, the senate meets in a pro forma session. in legislative business is expected. we'll have live coverage here on c-span2. >> president trump has returned to the white house and tweeted this morning: crook ared hillary clinton's top aide huma abedin has been accused of disregarding basic security protocols. remember sailors' pictures on submarine? jail. deep state justice department must finally act, also on comey and others. we could hear questions with about this and other topics from reporters during today's white house briefing live at 2 p.m. eastern over on c-span. and the second session of the 115th congress starts this week. the senate is back tomorrow and with two new democratic lawmakers; alabama's doug jones and minnesota's tina smith. the house returns next week. some of the issues facing congress in the new year, government funding -- temporary spending ends january 19th -- and this year's state of the union address. the house speaker has invited presiden

education secretary betsy devos is investigating actions of michigan state where nassar was employed. >> students at michigan state are going ahead with the planned march today after the university president lou anna simon resigned. organizers say it is a march for survivors and change. cnn learned that president simon has the option to return to the faculty at her current salary of $750,000. >>> the latest in the me too movement. casey affleck has withdrawn from the academy awards. if tradition held, he would have presented the best actor oscar to this year's winner. affleck was sued for sexual harassment by two women in 2010. he denied the claims and lawsuits were settled out of court. academy officials appreciate the decision to keep the focus on the show and the great work of the past year. >>> the president and first lady had their eyes on a van gogh. the trump offered to borrow it and the museum offered a gold toilet. it sat in a public restroom on the fifth floor for visitors to use. the museum said the toilet was available if the trumps wanted it installed. >> not their number

but only -- [ laughter ] but only when he doesn't want betsy devos to know what he's talking about. [ghter ] [ cheers and applause ] "this isn't for betsy. we need to do it a-mmediately!" [ laughter ] former white house chief strategist, steve bannon, has stepped down from his position as the head of breitbart news. so he's unemployed. [ cheers ] i guess -- all this time, he really was dressing for the job he wanted. [ laughter ] [ cheers and applause ] president trump will have his first physical exam as president this friday. that story again, trump will have his first-ever physical exam on friday. [ laughter ] "i have -- i have two knees. that's the most. [ laughter ] i have the most possible knees." [ laughter ] that's right. trump will have his first physical exam on friday. "okay, you can go ahead and get undressed," said trump to a nurse. [ audience oohs ] [ laughter ] according to a new book, president trump prefers to eat at mcdonald's, because he thinks it protects him from being poisoned. and because it allows him to meet with other world leaders. [ laughter ] [ cheers and

ferguson is also taken on education secretary betsy devos and even spoken at a protest. say it's over the top. >> when you see the legal referee of the state so blatantly on one side, you ask yourself if i had a case before him, what i get a fair shake? >> attorney general ferguson declined our request for an interview but issued a statement saying "most washingtonians support his lawsuits against the president and he will continue informing them about his work and accepting their contributions." there is no mention about whether he plans on writing this anti-trump train all the way to the governor's office. >> bret: dan springer, thanks. a change in management and one major newspaper has given the president an opening to give up his field with the press. fox news media analyst and a host of fox and many of us howard kurtz with the details. >> it is the second day of 2018 and president trump in the near times are at it again. the paper's publisher told readers today the trusted media is declining, blame misinformation, rumor, propaganda and politicians who are "inflaming

tie to confirm the but pence has cast two such ballots pretty broke a tie on education secretary betsy devosast february. more terrorist violence across the middle east. we will show you when we come back patrick woke up with a sore back. but he's got work to do. so he took aleve this morning. if he'd taken tylenol, he'd be stopping for more pills right now. only aleve has the strength to stop tough pain for up to 12 hours with just one pill. tylenol can't do that. aleve. all day strong. all day long. and for pain relief and a good night's rest, try aleve pm for a better am. ♪ >> chris: a u.s. drone strike killed about a dozen isis terrorists in libya tuesday. it's the first american air strike in libya since november of last year. american defense officials say the isis fighters were killed while traveling in two vehicles in central libya. we have two terror incidents in the middle east to show you tonight. first in benghazi, libya, the city made infamous by the attacks on u.s. facilities in 2012 was rocked by twin suicide bombings last night that left dozens dead. senior foreign affairs co

tonight is our last show of the year, which means we're not going to get to do a single joke about betsy devospting a new year's couwn 10, 11 -- no, betsy -- 12, 50! that's right. tonight is our last show of the year. and to 2017, i just like to say -- >> bye felicia. [ cheers and applause ] >> seth: and finally, we don't always have enough time to cover all of the recent news so here, with a recap is one of our writers, amber ruffin, in a segment we call, "amber says what." [ cheers and applause ] ♪ >> yay! you guys, things have been crazy. okay, first of all, they put trump in the hall of presidents, at disney world. and i was like, what? people bring their children there! also, look at those other presidents. they're looking at him like, what? [ laughter ] but i saw that picture and i was like, what is seth meyers doing in the hall of presidents? [ laughter ] is franklin pierce seth meyers? possibly. then i read that back in the '90s, jason priestly punched harvey weinstein. and i was like, 9021-what? then, australia voted to legalize gay marriage, and i was like, what mate? [ laughter ] wh

prior to betsy devos rescinding the title nine protections for survivors, complaints like mine had toe handled promptly. now the trump administration has removed any timelines for completing investigations to allow schools like johns hopkins to continue delaying the process endlessly until one of us graduates or gives up. survivors should not have to spend their college years sharing a campus with their abusers. >> up next, a trump-appointed department of justice official picks a fight with the republican-led house intelligence committee. we'll tell you why. woman: where are we taking him? i have no clue. we're just tv doctors. if this was a real emergency, i'd be freaking out. we are the tv doctors of america. together with cigna reminding you to go, know, and take control of your health. schedule your annual check-up today. to go, know, and take control of your health. i use herpecin l.re, it penetrates deep to treat. it soothes, moisturizes, and creates an spf 30 barrier, to protect against flare-ups caused by the sun. herpecin l. >>> welcome back. what began as a predictable parti

juniper, or as betsy devos calls it, the biggest planet. finally, pringles has launched several new potato chip flavors, including turkey, stuffing, mashed potato, green bean casserole, and pumpkin pie. or as single dads call it, thanksgiving! [ cheers and applause ] ladies and gentlemen, we have a fantastic show for you tonight! he is starring in a new dramatic western series on netflix, "godless." jeff daniels is here, everybody! [ cheers and applause ] fantastic guy. so happy to have him back. she's one of our favorites. you know her from netflix's "orange is the new black," danielle brooks is back on the show, you guys. [ cheers and applause ] and music from r&b artist daniel caesar. so you're really here on a good night. [ cheers and applause ] the reality is, even though we do this every night, we don't always have time to cover all of the recent news. so here with a recap is one of our writers, amber ruffin, in a segment we call, "amber says what." [ cheers and applause ] >> hey, you guys! things have been crazy! okay. first of all,

we realize you got a bad deal," betsy devos education department has taken the sides of the bankers againsthe brains. erik trumpt this -- said a couple of days ago "my dad is all about green. all he cares about is money." that is what is a administration is done. donald trump ran for office on the platform i laid out in my trilogy on american economics of how the elites work taking cacae of themselves, promising to reverse that. he was going to drain the swamp. instead, yesterday washing -- washington dc into a pararadise the elite. ordinary people are going to get a few crumbs. many of them will discover next year because of changes in the law, they will pay y much higher state taxes and be worse off. they are already saying, "well, we're going to have to cut programs." orrin hatch, one of the original spononsors of the children's health and churns program said, well, there's no money. there is money for billionaires to get tax cuts, but we're going to have children die because there is no money. that is immoral. and orrin hatch, who holds himself as a religious man with a this, is appalli

contained a typo that misspelled union as uniom. [ light laughter ] ah, you forgot the seven, said betsy devoslaughter and applause ] in a new interview, president trump said that he sometimes sends tweets from bed, or at breakfast and lunch. but, to be fair, those are the only things on his schedule. [ cheers and applause ] democrats on the house intelligence committee are criticizing republican chairman devin nunes for trying to publish a classified report that they view as an effort to discredit special counsel robert mueller's russia investigation. even worse, his yearbook photo. [ laughter ] tesla ceo elon musk recently began selling a $500 flame thrower. and this is cool, it's self-driving. [ laughter ] the founder of ikea has passed away at the age of 91. the funeral will be broken casket. [ audience ohs ] [ laughter and applause ] i get it. i get it. i get it. i get it. [ light laughter ] but, i'm still going to try one more. [ light laughter ] that's right. the founder of ikea has passed away. the doctors did their best. but in the end, they were left with three extra screws. [ laught

what's the most bonkers thing you've ever heard betsy devos say?day was created in 2012. [ laughter ] >> seth: what does melania call the first time she went out with donald? >> a date which will leave in infamy. [ laughter ] >> seth: hey, what's going on with eric's birthday party? >> as of right now, that's not something that's currently being planned, and not something that i'm aware is moving forward in any capacity. [ laughter ] >> seth: what's donald trump's favorite part about being >> the corruption. [ cheers and applause ] >> seth: i know he lost his election in alabama, but what are judge roy moore's preferences when it comes to dating. >> 15's better than 20, 20's better than 22. [ laughter ] >> seth: what were the results of trump's brain scan? >> there's no gray area there. [ laughter ] >> seth: is it true -- is it true that trump took a meeting with the heiress to the la-z-boy recliner fortune? >> i'm not aware if the president spoke specifically with the chair woman. [ laughter and applause ] >> seth: chair woman, okay. lplp is it tr

prince, black water founder, had a private meeting with steve bannon who happens to be brother of betsy devos, education secretary, took the trip off the coast of east africa where he met with a close confident of vladimir putin during the transition period. so the question will be what did he offer to prince before he made the trip? and was steve bannon of these multiple attempts to create back channels? if this was an attempt to create a back channel, that will be key area of focus. >> denials again coming out of this. hope hicks as early as this week. lewandowski this week. what does that say to you timing wise? this is inner circle. this isn't the rick gates. this is inner circle stuff. what does that say about the time sng. >> i think behave to remember this is the house intelligence committee investigation. so the timing is probably not indicative where we are with the bob mueller investigation. because the timing of this investigation, unfortunately, i think is going to be set by people like mike conway who have a vested interest in seeing a quick end to this investigation. and if you

. >> education secretary betsy devos took part in the rethink school summit here in washington, d.c. over the next hour, 15 minutes, stake holders from across the country discuss ideas for

automakers and regulators talk about self-driving cars and education secretary betsy devos addresses a group of educates across the country. we'll start with remarks from michael duffin on counter terrorist recruitment. >>> good afternoon and welcome to the first monday, the first working monday in january. this is partnership of three organizations. my name is adam powell. i am the director of washington operations of the university of southern california and president of the public diplomacy council. those are two of the partners in the monthly event. the third part any is the public policy alumni association. i'm pleased to have the president of that organization here to also welcome you. >> it's my pleasure to welcome all of you and if i could take a moment to just highlight three events that many of you will be interested in. >> the office of historian of the department of state is putting out the volume of the foreign relations of the united states. the documents for public diplomacy from 1961 to 1963, which is the kennedy period when many of us date back to. you have to sign u

. >> betsy devos had a summit last month about how online college courses have expanded opportunities for higher education. this is just over two hours. >>> thanks so much, and welcome, everyone. >>> this year, i embarked on a rethink school tour where we visited learning environments and institutions that are taking creative approaches to education for students of all ages. i continue to travel the country to see the great work that's being done, and i have been inspired by the innovative educators and administrators i've met thus far. but there's still not enough. we need more like them and like you. the reality is that there are a number of challenges and opportunities facing higher education, and washington, d.c., does not have all the answers. government is not the best at finding new solutions to tough problems. government isn't the best thing at being -- isn't the best at being flexible or adaptable to a constantly changing environment. and government certainly isn't the best at questioning the status quo. but government can be good at bringing people together to highlight thei

betsy devos says her agency has launched an investigation and will hold michigan state university accountableral law. nassar works for michigan state gymnastics. the director has stepped down. an outbreak of the flu continues to spread across the country for a third straight week. the cdc says so far the -- ha