Jillian S. Ambroz, DCReport @ RawStory

Education Secretary Betsy DeVos’s move to reverse Obama-era restrictions on for-profit colleges and reinvigorate the shady industry has backfired spectacularly.

The U.S. Department of Education’s various attempts to stall the implementation of federal regulations created by the Obama Administration to address racial disparities in special education has blown up into a civil rights issue that continues to dog Secretary Betsy DeVos and team.

You know we’re getting down to the wire when the big purses start pulling out of campaigns and redirecting their funds to candidates they think have a prayer of winning. In the past week, we’ve seen that play with two big Republican PACs, the Congressional Leadership Fund and the National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC).