Betsy DeVos started fighting for education freedom long before arriving in Washington to serve as Cabinet secretary in President Donald Trump\u2019s administration. But what\u2019s happened in the past couple of years\u2014prompted by COVID lockdowns and a parents\u2019 rights movement\u2014has accelerated the opportunity to give students more options and better schools.\n\u201cEverything we did was focused on doing what\u2019s right for students. And that started with talking about empowering families and students to make the choice for their right fit for education,\u201d DeVos told The Daily Signal about her time as secretary of education. \u201cAnd now with the reality of COVID, we\u2019re at a point where I think policies are going to change.\u201d\nMany of those changes are already taking place in states across America. DeVos, who is the author of a new book, \u201cHostages No More: The Fight for Education Freedom and the Future of the American Child,\u201d believes it\u2019s time to take even bolder steps. Just last week, she embraced the idea of\xa0eliminating the U.S. Department of Education\u2014the federal agency she once led.\nListen to our interview on The Daily Signal or read a lightly edited transcript at DailySignal.com.\n Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.