The Virginia governor's race was an advertisement for School Choice

John Stossel says at Reason, “As Virginia's gubernatorial election drew to a close last week, Democrat Terry McAuliffe brought in teachers union president Randi Weingarten.

He thought that would help?

I suppose he, like many progressives, believes everyone thinks the way he does.

Children are too important to be entrusted to unions or government monopolies. Competition, parental choice, would bring innovation that will make schools much better.https://t.co/8TfwW9HLRP

— reason (@reason) November 12, 2021

‘I’m not going to let parents come into schools and…make their own decisions,’ he'd said. ‘I don't think parents should be telling schools what they should teach.’

That's the political attitude: Government runs things. We, the experts, know what's best. Parents as ‘customers’ who make choices? Nonsense.

I hope his defeat means Americans are figuring out that such politicians are enemies of progress.”

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