DeVos, already reeling after a series of rocky, high-profile interviews, unveiled some details of a federal commission on school safety that she will be chairing. DeVos said the commission will, among other things, consider whether to ban gun sales to people under 21. DeVos has been pushing to increase public funding of alternatives to traditional neighbourhood schools — such as charter school or private school programs. Critics say private schools get to choose which students to admit and may discriminate against minorities. “Will you guarantee as secretary of education that that money is included with non-discrimination policies for those private schools?” Clark asked.

Source: National Post March 20, 2018 17:57 UTC