Education Secretary Demands Fully Reopening of Schools, Rejects Hybrid Learning Model

U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos listens during a cabinet meeting in the East Room of the White House in Washington on May 19, 2020. Alex Wong/Getty Images

Education Secretary Betsy DeVos on Tuesday said that she expects schools to be “fully operational” in the fall, rejecting plans by some school districts to offer partial in-person learning.

“Ultimately, it’s not a matter of if schools need to open, it’s a matter of how,” DeVos said during a call with governors, reported The Associated Press. “School[s] must reopen, they must be fully operational. And how that happens is best left to education and community leaders.”