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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FEE’s Kerry McDonald writes, “Voters in Virginia sent a resounding message on Tuesday: don’t mess with parents.

The favorite in this week’s Virginia gubernatorial election, Democrat Terry McAuliffe, infamously said that he doesn’t “think parents should be telling schools what they should teach.”

Voters just rejected this message emphatically. @kerry_edu https://t.co/qA0sHi6Kco

— Brad Polumbo ?? ?‍? (@brad_polumbo) November 5, 2021

Parents have had enough of politicians and media outlets trying to sideline families, and they’re taking back control of their children’s education. The favorite in this week’s Virginia gubernatorial election, Democratic candidate Terry McAuliffe, infamously said in a debate that he doesn’t ‘think parents should be telling schools what they should teach.’ Yet after a surprise victory, the ‘parents matter’ slogan of his victorious Republican rival, Glenn Youngkin, may become a national rallying cry in the months to come.

But the backlash has been brutal.”

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