A lot of public school advocates have become pretty disillusioned trying to find a politician from either party who seems to actually “get it” when it comes to public education. So many teachers and parents are yearning for a candidate who supports traditional public schools, recognizes charter schools as an expensive, unnecessary, and dangerous distraction, and reject all efforts to privatize our schools via vouchers, or “education tax credits,” or “education freedom scholarships,” or any other patriotic-sounding euphemism the neo-liberal ed reformers come up with.
But who are our options?
Cory Booker? No.
Beto O’Rourke? No.
Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders? Unclear.
So, reading this recap of a recent meeting of public school parents and activists in New York City was an astonishingly fresh breath of air. I’m sure it didn’t hurt that Diane Ravitch, perhaps the most vocal defender of public schools, teachers, and students today, was on the panel:
READ-SHARE-DISCUSS-LEARN more here – https://www.eclectablog.com/2019/03/alexandria-ocasio-cortez-lets-turn-the-ship-around-on-education-policy.html
Author: Mitchell Robinson Mitchell Robinson is an associate professor and chair of music education at Michigan State University. His research is focused on music education and education policy. Follow him on Facebook HERE and Twitter at @mrobmsu. His own blog is at MitchellRobinson.net.
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