“There is a real tendency to underestimate her,” said Randi Weingarten, president of the American Federation of Teachers, usually a stalwart supporter of Democrats. But Ms. DeVos has taken the cause further than many charter school advocates. She has also argued that the free market — parents’ deciding whether to send their children to charter schools — should decide their fate. Ms. DeVos said the Detroit public school system should simply be shut down. Ms. Eskelsen García said she saw no point in talking yet, but Ms. Weingarten returned the call, and she and Ms. DeVos made plans to visit schools together.

Source: New York Times February 24, 2017 01:19 UTC