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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 doesn't 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 in michigan. >> public schools in michigan gotten better? >> i don't know overall. can't say overa...

Faith-based institutions coming to help with medical supplies and shelter. no one puts their hands up and says where you from? why don't 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 there's a footnote from john roberts that says "we do not address religious uses of funding or other forms of discrimination." critics of voucher programs say is one reason this ruling is narrow. in a statement the american federation of teachers says it...

It's 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: that's where some liberals might say okay, that's 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 the public funding being used for religious purposes, religious school programs. paul: schools? >> ...

>> this is a case in which it's 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: that's where some liberals might say okay, that's 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 the public funding being used for religious purposes, religious school p...

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 it's 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, didn't get enough attention from teachers and even hated the food. her grand parents say that almost everyday ended in tears. >> i said "why are you crying, mami?" "i don't like ...