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Robin Harris

Robin Harris, a New America fellow, is writing a book about the life of Annette “Polly” Williams.

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OPINION: Ahead of Betsy Devos’s confirmation hearings, some thoughts on why the face of school choice belongs to parents, not politicians

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President-elect Trump promised to put school choice at the top of the new administration’s agenda. And he backed it up by choosing longtime choice advocate Betsy DeVos to lead the Department of Education. As of this writing, Senate confirmation hearings for DeVos were set to begin Wednesday, Jan 11. [They have since been moved to […]