Three Things to Watch for When DeVos Defends Trump's Budget to Congress

Education Week: U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos is about to have a busy week on Capitol Hill.

On Tuesday, DeVos is testifying before the House appropriations subcommittee that decides how much money the Department of Education will get in the upcoming fiscal year. On Thursday, she'll repeat the process with the corresponding Senate subcommittee. DeVos will be there to defend the budget request from Trump, who wants to cut funding for the department by 10 percent, or about $7 billion in fiscal 2020. It's the third straight time the president has proposed slashing the department's budget.

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