The NEST school is a feminist experiment beloved by wealthy liberals and the charter school is a class experiment beloved by other wealthy liberals.
Not sure I understand. If you mean that there are competing factions, I certainly agree.
My point is that politicians always make decisions based on what will benefit the politicians.
Sometimes, doing good things for children will benefit politicians. Do the politicians "do good things" because they care about children? I would say "No". I would say that politicians "do good things" because they care about politicians.
What we have here are two competing demographic groups (both are wealthy Liberals, I guess). Politicians will decide which group of wealthy Liberals will win and which will lose. Because the topic is a school, it would be nice if the issue were decided on the basis of "what would be best for the most number of children" -- but I think it will be decided on the basis of "what would be best for the most number of politicians".
This is why I say that government should not be in the education biz.