Wednesday, January 16, 2019

Congress in 2019: Democrat-led House oversight is likely in store for DeVos - Elizabeth Mann Levesque, Brookings

In the past two years, with Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos’ leadership, the department has taken a number of steps to roll back federal regulations, in lockstep with the Trump administration’s broader playbook. As a result, during the midterm elections, Ms. DeVos was an easy and often-invoked target for Democrats. Although Democrats took control of the House, with the Senate and White House still under Republican control, it seems unlikely that there will be much in the way of legislation that undermines or changes policies implemented by DeVos. Nonetheless, with control of committee chairs in the House, Democrats could make life difficult for DeVos starting in 2019. Indeed, several incoming chairs have signaled plans to use their oversight authority to examine DeVos’ policies. What might we see in the way of congressional oversight of education during the 116th Congress? https://www.brookings.edu/blog/fixgov/2018/12/29/congress-in-2019-democrat-led-house-oversight-is-likely-in-store-for-devos/