# U.S. Education Secretary Betsy DeVos Addresses Christian Communicators at NRB 2020

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- Published: 2020-02-27T18:38:05-05:00
- Author: EAN

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U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos addressed Christian media and ministry professionals
on February 26 during the NRB 2020 Christian Media Convention in Nashville, Tennessee.

“The theme of freedom was woven throughout Secretary DeVos’ remarks at our national
convention,” commented Janet Parshall, Chairman of the Board for NRB, the association
that annually hosts the NRB Convention.

“She reminded us how this Administration is working diligently to ensure freedom
for parents through scholarship dollars as well as the diligent efforts being made
to enhance school choice by eliminating arcane legislation that discriminates against
faith-based schools,” Parshall continued. “But most encouraging of all was to hear
the Secretary share how her faith is the basis for all she does. The Secretary of
Education received a much-deserved standing ovation at the conclusion of her remarks.
We were honored to have her as a part of our convention.”

The secretary commended President Trump for signing an executive order recently “
basically clarifying and restating what we all know to be the case under the First
Amendment — that we should be able to freely express our faith” in public schools.

Too many school districts and even states “have not allowed for that free expression
of students, whether it be to pray before lunch or to have a club with some of their
fellow students after school,” DeVos said.