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He says he does not expect to remain in the job much longer. >> he called the story purposely false. he is insisting he is happy with his lawyers and he is reminding everyone of no collusion. a cringe worthy moment for betsy devos. admitting on "60 minutes" she doesnt know how her schools are performing in michigan. using public money to after parents alternatives to traditional public schools likes charters and voucher programs. >> she had no answers when asked if school choice was successful...

Faith-based institutions coming to help with medical supplies and shelter. no one puts their hands up and says where you from? why dont we have that same approach when we talk about k-12 education. >> if public money can go to religious institutions playground they asked, why not the cost of enrollments course back in the supreme court ruling theres a footnote from john roberts that says "we do not address religious uses of funding or other forms of discrimination." critics of voucher programs s...

Its a question of how absolute do you want to be about the separation of church and state. the argument here was the state had a policy of giving grants to organizations and it was discriminating against religion as opposed to supporting religion for the sake of religion. paul: thats where some liberals might say okay, thats just not right. >> right. >> interestingly, the next day, the supreme court then sent orders back to the supreme courts of colorado and new mexico which had ruled against th...

>> this is a case in which its a question of how absolute do you want to be about the separation of church and state. the argument here was the state had a policy of giving grants to organizations and it was discriminating against religion as opposed to supporting religion for the sake of religion. paul: thats where some liberals might say okay, thats just not right. >> right. >> interestingly, the next day, the supreme court then sent orders back to the supreme courts of colorado and new mexico...

Education secretary betsy devos has been a proponent of voucher programs that allow lower-income students to attend schools of their choice but 16 years after the program began in flori florida there are still major disagreements about whether its helping students, boris sanchez reports. >> science, social studies. >> reporter: for 7-year-old lana, going to public school was miserable, she had trouble making friends, didnt get enough attention from teachers and even hated the food. her grand par...

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Things of young ivanka -- >> no. >> i think she is impressive and i think she has a bigger role than she is given credit for. >> let me say about the policy. vouchers would be devastating to black kids and it would drain money from public schools into what i call speculative schools in many communities, right? so im curious to see what the real policy is. what we need is to stay the course of commitment above high standard and questionable funding and i hope youll be open and the administration ...

Eliza bayard, thank you so much. lets listen to chuck grassley at his town hall. >> the people left behind cant follow when those funds go to religious schools. i dont want to pay with my money for religious education. >> absolutely. absolutely. >> you need to talk to me about that. you dont need to worry about her doing that, because she cant do that. >> she is supporting legislation. that voucher program, that would do this and endanger rural communities. so yes, i am talking to you. are you...

>> sean: live for americas news headquarters, im robert gray. president first lady trump are playing host this weekend at their florida state to japanese prime minister abe and his wife, the the trumps are hosting a dinner tonight, also joining them was new england patriots owner robert kraft. before leaving washington, the president said hes committed to making ties with japan even stronger, imply the defense treaty include islands in the south china sea. several dozen protesters meeting educat...

In san francisco. the case has been moving so quickly, the hearing is scheduled to take place over the phone. meantime, president trumps education secretary betsy devos is now confirmed. this is the first time that a v.p. has had to cast the deciding vote. devos faced strong opposition. shes a billionaire philanthropist and republican donor from michigan. a strong supporter of charter schools and voucher programs to give families public money to pay for private school tuition. her confirmation w...