DeVos' Strong Words on Suppression of Speech, State of Civics Education

Education Week: U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos said in a Constitution Day appearance in Philadelphia that the nation's schools are giving short shrift to civics and history, in part because of the pressure to focus on reading and science, technology, engineering, and math or STEM subjects.

And she pointed a finger at American colleges and universities for placing what she described as severe limitations on students' freedom of speech and expression. She ticked off several examples featuring conservative students who say their views were sidelined by more-liberal college administrations.

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