Betsy DeVos

Betsy DeVos

Tier 1 | 80 connections | actor

Former Education Secretary, AFC chair

Documented Connections

• American Federation for Children (governance):
• PA 362 — Michigan Charter School Law (1993) (political): DeVos family helped pass MI charter law 1993. She said so in 2013 Philanthropy Roundtable interview.
• Dick & Betsy DeVos Family Foundation (governance): Dick & Betsy DeVos Family Foundation.
• Great Lakes Education Project (GLEP) (governance): Created GLEP after 2000 voucher ballot failure. Chaired board 2001-2008.
• Mackinac Center for Public Policy (funding): DeVos family foundation major donor to Mackinac Center.
• Gov. John Engler (political_alliance): Engler signed charter law. DeVos funded expansion. Same network.
• US Dept of Education (cabinet): Secretary of Education 2017-2021.
• Purpose Charter Academy (structural_proximity): Wild back-scatter: 3 shared: afc, charter_law_1993, us_doe
• City of Detroit (structural_proximity): Wild back-scatter: 3 shared: ben_carson, charter_law_1993, us_doe
• Richard D. McLellan (structural_proximity): Wild back-scatter: 3 shared: charter_law_1993, engler, mackinac_center
• Central Michigan University (structural_proximity): Wild back-scatter: 3 shared: charter_law_1993, engler, us_doe
• court 36th (structural_proximity): Bingo maze pass 1: 5 shared neighbors
• court 3rd (structural_proximity): Bingo maze pass 1: 5 shared neighbors
• Jehan Crump-Gibson (structural_proximity): Bingo maze pass 1: 5 shared neighbors
• Detroit Police Department (structural_proximity): Bingo maze pass 1: 5 shared neighbors
• Detroit Public Schools Community District (structural_proximity): Bingo maze pass 1: 5 shared neighbors
• Eastern Michigan University (structural_proximity): Bingo maze pass 1: 5 shared neighbors
• Sherry Gay-Dagnogo (structural_proximity): Bingo maze pass 1: 5 shared neighbors
• Glenn J. Page (structural_proximity): Bingo maze pass 1: 5 shared neighbors
• Dr. Jolia Hill (structural_proximity): Bingo maze pass 1: 5 shared neighbors
• Judicial Tenure Commission (structural_proximity): Bingo maze pass 1: 5 shared neighbors
• Kym L. Worthy (structural_proximity): Bingo maze pass 1: 5 shared neighbors
• MacDowell Preparatory Academy (structural_proximity): Bingo maze pass 1: 5 shared neighbors
• Dr. Glenn Maleyko (structural_proximity): Bingo maze pass 1: 5 shared neighbors
• Michigan Council of Charter School Authorizers (structural_proximity): Bingo maze pass 1: 5 shared neighbors

In the Graph

This node has 80 documented edges in the network graph. Every connection is sourced from public records, court filings, corporate registrations, or verified reporting.

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