Education Official Resigns Following Argument With DeVos

Town Hall - Cortney O'Brien



James Runcie, chief operating officer of the Office of Federal Student Aid, resigned Wednesday night after a disagreement with Education Secretary Betsy DeVos. DeVos had asked Runcie to testify before the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee about the department’s supposed mishandling of improper financial aid payments. He refused, sending the following memo to his coworkers laying out his concerns about the Trump administration's "micromanagement."



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