Betsy DeVos

Author of #HostagesNoMore. Passionate about quality education for children and an advocate of education freedom. Tweets from Betsy are signed "-Betsy."

[Betsy DeVos @BetsyDeVos]

A must listen ⬇️

[Ben Sasse @BenSasse]

some thoughts for American parents—>

2026 Alexander Hamilton Awards: The Honorable Ben Sasse

https://t.co/7j6d3x3Yp4 via @YouTube

[Reihan Salam @reihan]

It’s the year 2047. There are only 17 toddlers left in NYC, each of whom is lovingly cared for by 100,000 unionized caregivers.

[The Free Press @TheFP]

@FrannieBlock asks: Are American teachers’ unions really just political machines?

A new report out today accuses both the American Federation of Teachers and the National Education Association of spending tens of millions of dollars on electing Democratic political candidates, and prioritizing politicking over the needs of their union members.

The report found that of the NEA’s $450 million annual disbursement budget from fiscal year 2025, less than $46 million, or 10 percent, was spent on activities directly representing the union’s constituents.

“You read a stat like that,” said Tova Plaut, a New York City teacher and a member of both the NEA and AFT, “and you start to wonder, Where is all that money going?”

The NEA did not respond to multiple requests for comment.

Read the full story here: https://t.co/9F8EsxuicZ

[Betsy DeVos @BetsyDeVos]

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[Betsy DeVos @BetsyDeVos]

Jeff is absolutely right - put parents in charge!

[Manhattan Institute @ManhattanInst]

"New York City spends roughly $37 billion/year to educate about 850,000 kids. That's over $42,000 per child per year. And the results are abysmal.

Two-thirds of fourth graders can't do math properly and almost three-quarters can't read at grade level...

...What we can do, Mr. Mayor, is tell every mom in NYC that the $42,000 currently spent on that terrible education is going to be her money."

Jeff Yass, one of the 2026 Alexander Hamilton Award honorees, on how we can solve NYC's education crisis through school choice.

[Manhattan Institute @ManhattanInst]

"Modern schooling is systematically terrible at forming well-adjusted, curious, intellectually creative, entrepreneurial adults.

Schools, even much better schools, cannot solve this.

Here's the truth: Nobody loves your kids as much as you do."

- @BenSasse at the 2026 Alexander Hamilton Awards

[Texas Comptroller @txcomptroller]

News Release: More Than 53,000 Additional Students Awarded Texas Education Freedom Accounts in Program’s Inaugural Year https://t.co/LP2QEodm3p

[Betsy DeVos @BetsyDeVos]

Yup.

[City Journal @CityJournal]

Randi Weingarten is on an extended publicity tour. Her book came out last September, but she’s still hawking it as if it were fresh off the presses.

She likes to portray herself as a champion for public education.

But in truth she is only a creature of her union, @NicXTempore writes. She represents its interests, its fixations, its obsessions. And when those don’t align with the actual work of teaching children, the results are ugly.

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[Gov. Kim Reynolds @IAGovernor]

“The ESA program is already changing lives, mine, my siblings’, and countless others across Iowa. It is expanding access, empowering families, and making it possible for more students to reach their full potential.”

This is why school choice matters! ⬇️

[America Reads the Bible (ARTB) @AmericaRTBible]

Betsy DeVos (@BetsyDeVos), 11th U.S. Secretary of Education is reading Zechariah 10–11 during the 1-2 pm ET session.

Stream live on @PureFlix: https://t.co/t7gmlXoLhZ
#AmericaReadsTheBible

[Betsy DeVos @BetsyDeVos]

Either Gov. Whitmer needs to do the right thing, or Michigan needs a new governor who will put kids first!

[Ingrid Jacques @Ingrid_Jacques]

The teachers-union subservient governor of Michigan (@GovWhitmer) and Board of Education will never actually do what’s best for kids. It’s sad.

[Betsy DeVos @BetsyDeVos]

@PureMichigannow @EDSecMcMahon Michigan families can still donate and receive the tax credit, regardless. And either Gov. Whitmer will do the right thing and opt Michigan in... or we need to elect a new governor who will put Michigan kids first!!

[Secretary Linda McMahon @EDSecMcMahon]

A big, beautiful tax credit is coming your way next year!

Contribute to a Scholarship Granting Organization to support school choice, and receive a dollar-for-dollar tax credit of up to $1,700.

[Betsy DeVos @BetsyDeVos]

20,000 students in West Virginia will have a brighter future, thanks to education freedom!

[WV Treasury @WVTreasury]

State Treasurer Larry Pack, who serves as Chairman of the Hope Scholarship Board, today announced that more than 20,000 students have applied for full funding of the Hope Scholarship Program for the 2026-2027 academic year. This milestone comes after Treasurer Pack announced in March that all West Virginia children in grades K-12 are now eligible to apply for the program.

Read more here: https://t.co/1U27sJxnOz

[Betsy DeVos @BetsyDeVos]

"He is not here; he has risen, just as he said." Matthew 28:6

Happy Easter!

[Cardinal Dolan @CardinalDolan]

I can remember as a child during the hours from Noon to 3 PM on Good Friday, there would be an aura of silence, reverence, and penance. Even if we are not able to get to the sacred liturgy at that time, we still try to keep some awe during the “Tre Ore,” those three hours. @thegnewsroom

[Betsy DeVos @BetsyDeVos]

"He himself bore our sins in his body on the cross, so that we might die to sins and live for righteousness; by his wounds you have been healed." 1 Peter 2:24

[Betsy DeVos @BetsyDeVos]

Everything is bigger in Texas, now including education freedom! Nearly 275k students will benefit from choosing a new learning option that used to be out of reach for them and their families.

[Texas Comptroller @txcomptroller]

🚨 FINAL COUNT IS IN 🚨

Texas families showed up in a BIG way.

274,183 applications submitted for Texas Education Freedom Accounts.

This is more than a number.

A movement built by families. Driven by choice. Powered by opportunity.

#learnyourwayTX

[Rapid Response 47 @RapidResponse47]

.@EDSecMcMahon on the Education Freedom Tax Credit: This absolutely is a win-win. Private citizens can donate money into these scholarship-granting organizations, which can then award scholarships to parents who want to move their child out of failing schools.