Category: U.S. Secretary of Education

Elizabeth "Betsy" DeVos
Elizabeth "Betsy" DeVos


Elizabeth "Betsy" DeVos served as the U. S. secretary of education for the Trump administration from 2017-2021. She was confirmed by the Senate by a 51–50 margin, the first time in U.S. history that a Cabinet nominee's confirmation was decided by a vice president's tie-breaking vote DeVos was born January 8, 1958, in Holland, Michigan. She earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in business economics from Calvin College in 1979. Prior to her confirmation as secretary of education, DeVos served as chairman of The Windquest Group, an enterprise and investment […]
Margaret Spellings
Margaret Spellings


Margaret Spellings served as U.S. secretary of education from 2005-2009. As a member of the president's cabinet, she led the implementation of the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB). Spellings was born on November 30, 1957, in Ann Arbor, Michigan. She completed her Bachelor of Arts in political sciences at the University of Houston in 1979. Prior to her service in the White House, Spellings was senior advisor to then-Governor George W. Bush of Texas, led governmental and external relations for the Texas Association of School Boards, and served in […]