When he pressed DeVos on whether the federal government would hold recipients of public money accountable, DeVos punted. “Wisconsin and all of the states in the country are putting their ESSA plans together,” said DeVos, referring to the Every Student Succeeds Act, a school accountability law. “They are going to decide what kind of flexibility ... they’re allowed.”“Will you have accountability standards?” Pocan asked. “There are accountability standards,” DeVos said. ESSA’s regulations state that the law’s accountability rules do not apply to private schools.

Source: Los Angeles Times May 24, 2017 18:28 UTC