She praised tax credits and other options to direct public money to private schools. In 37 states "Blaine amendments" prevent the spending of public funds on religious education on grounds of separation of church and state. "These amendments should be assigned to the ash heap of history," DeVos said. (See our coverage of a related Supreme Court decision ) Who is left to investigate for-profit colleges? Last week, we got the news that the federal Consumer Financial Protection Bureau will reorganize its unit charged with investigating predatory student lenders and for-profit colleges, a move that triggered worries from current and former staffers that the office's work will be undermined. This week, The New York Times reported that the Education Department has effectively braked on its investigations into several large for-profit college companies as well — like DeVry, Bridgepoint, and Career Education Corporation. DeVos has hired officials who worked at all three companies.