No surprise here. Vouchers take away from the public schools and she knows it. (“Parents know better than any politician or administrator the unique needs of each of their children,” DeVos said.) In some rare cases, this is true, but I certainly wouldn't presume to know more about a topic than the teachers who are trained to recognize the needs of their students. That's like telling the doctor you know more about medicine than s/he does. Really? Teachers are professionals - it's time to treat them with more respect. Just because you went to school (years ago) doesn't mean you are up with current practices.