U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos listens to fifth graders at Van Wert Elementary School during a visit Thursday.
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American Federation of Teachers President Randi Weingarten, left, and fifth grader April Scott, right, work on a project about The Great Depression at Van Wert Elementary School.
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American Federation of Teachers President Randi Weingarten, left, and U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos, center, speak with robotics team member Cade Chiles, right, at Van Wert High School.
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American Federation of Teachers President Randi Weingarten listens to a fifth grade class lecture about The Great Depression at Van Wert Elementary School.
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Seventh grade student Grace Dowler, left, who is in the Gateway to Technology program at Van Wert Middle School, greets U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos, right, in Van Wert High School.
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U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos and fifth graders Kierden Yoh, left, and Gage Stemen, right, talk about The Great Depression at Van Wert Elementary School.
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American Federation of Teachers President Randi Weingarten, left, and U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos, center, speak with Van Wert High School principal Bob Priest.
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American Federation of Teachers President Randi Weingarten, left, U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos, center, and Van Wert Early Childhood principal Lori Bittner, right, walk through the halls of Van Wert Early Childhood Center.
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American Federation of Teachers President Randi Weingarten, left, gets on the ground and speaks with preschoolers Alivia Boley, center, and Kellen Bragg, right, in their classroom at Van Wert Early Childhood Center.
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Kindergarten teacher Diane Hood, left, greets U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos.
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American Federation of Teachers President Randi Weingarten, left, and U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos, during a roundtable discussion with Kindergarten and Pre-School Teachers at the Van Wert Early Childhood Center.
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American Federation of Teachers President Randi Weingarten, left, Kindergarten teacher Laura Foster, center, and U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos, right, interact with prechool children at Van Wert Early Childhood Center.
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Protesters hold signs in opposition to the visit of U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos at Van Wert Schools.
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Dan Miller, right, head of the county Democratic Party, stands with protesters in opposition to the the visit of U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos.
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U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos, right, shakes hands with State Representative Craig S. Riedel (R-Defiance) after a press conference at the Niswonger Performing Arts Center in Van Wert.
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American Federation of Teachers President Randi Weingarten, left, and U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos, right, shake hands after a press conference at the Niswonger Performing Arts Center in Van Wert. State Representative Craig S. Riedel (R-Defiance) stands at left.
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American Federation of Teachers President Randi Weingarten, left, and U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos, right, shake hands.
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