About 20 percent of schools opened their doors this week in Puerto Rico as the island recovers from a 6.4 magnitude earthquake that hit earlier this month
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Their terms officially began on Oct. 1, 2019, and end on Sept. 30, 2023. The Board is a nonpartisan body that works independently from the Education Department to set policy for the National Assessment of Educational Progress, or "The Nation’s Report Card." Who they are and what their roles are:Barbour was governor of Mississippi from 2004 to 2012, and also served in the White House under President Ronald Reagan and as chairman of the Republican Governors Association from 2009 to 2011.
— "The latest Nation’s Report Card shows a student achievement crisis, especially in reading, and I’m eager to see how the Board continues to tackle that critical challenge,"DeVos discussed school choice, her Education Freedom Scholarship proposal and the Trump administration’s religious freedom executive order.
"So we’re very hopeful that the court will opine in this case to allow for the religious freedom that we are guaranteed in our Constitution.”Jones, a top adviser to DeVos, today will discuss the Education Department’s higher education plans with the Council for Christian Colleges & Universities at its 2020 Presidents Conference. She's scheduled to speak from 9:30 to 10:15 a.m., with time for questions.
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