WASHINGTON — Education Secretary Betsy DeVos says she’s not going anywhere with Democrats taking control of the U.S. House in January, despite rumors to the contrary.

But if she stays, her life is almost certainly going to get a whole lot tougher.

On Monday, in response to a question about rumors circulating that DeVos, a Michigan billionaire, Republican backer and former school-choice advocate, might be looking at stepping down, her press secretary, Liz Hill, knocked down the suggestions.

“The rumors are just that, rumors,” Hill wrote in an email to the Detroit Free Press.

There is almost universal agreement, however, that DeVos is going to be asked a lot more questions in the future.