Betsy DeVos Speech Greeted by Protesters She Calls ‘Defenders of the Status Quo’

ALEC created the original school voucher bill in 1984. Free-market economist Milton Friedman, widely credited as the originator of the idea, spoke at the annual gathering in 2006. According to the Center for Media and Democracy, an organization critical of ALEC, Friedman said the ultimate goal was “abolishing the public school system,” but that vouchers form a “politically feasible” way of getting there.