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Move Over, Teachers Unions: There’s a New Special Interest Group in Town
Funding STUDENTS not Systems! What a novel concept!!!
Funding STUDENTS not Systems! What a novel concept!!!
Here’s a tip for Democrats going forward: Don’t poke mama and papa bears — especially when it comes to involvement in their kids’ education. If you provoke them, they’ll bite back. All in the name of protecting their cubs.
After being gaslighted by bureaucrats this past year and deemed domestic terrorists by the Department of Justice, these folks have had enough. On Election Day, they—along with their allies — sent a powerful message to the nation: unaccountable politicians are being put on notice.
Move over, teachers unions: parents are the new special interest group in town.
Funding Students Instead of Systems
For too long, Democratic Party-aligned teachers unions have inculcated young minds with propaganda and propelled the decline of American educational standards.
Schooling going virtual in spring 2020, however, was the straw that broke the camel’s back. If unaware before, parents now recognized something was awry with their coursework.
From critical race theory (CRT) pushes to discouraging merit-based admissions, moms and dads had enough. Many decided to pull their kids out of bad schools altogether—instead, transferring them to private schools or opting for homeschooling options.
Leading school choice advocate Corey DeAngelis says parents will support “funding students instead of systems.” He noted momentum for educational freedom was already brewing.
“2021 is the year of school choice, but we're just getting started,” DeAngelis said in an email to Townhall.com. “The teachers unions overplayed their hand and have awakened a sleeping giant: parents. These parents are the new special interest group in town - and they aren't going away any time soon. Politicians are going to have to listen to these parents going forward if they want to be politically successful. Many parents felt utterly powerless over the past year and a half when it came to K-12 education - and they're going to fight to make sure they never have to feel that way ever again.”
After being gaslighted by bureaucrats this past year and deemed domestic terrorists by the Department of Justice, these folks have had enough. On Election Day, they—along with their allies — sent a powerful message to the nation: unaccountable politicians are being put on notice.
Move over, teachers unions: parents are the new special interest group in town.
Funding Students Instead of Systems
For too long, Democratic Party-aligned teachers unions have inculcated young minds with propaganda and propelled the decline of American educational standards.
Schooling going virtual in spring 2020, however, was the straw that broke the camel’s back. If unaware before, parents now recognized something was awry with their coursework.
From critical race theory (CRT) pushes to discouraging merit-based admissions, moms and dads had enough. Many decided to pull their kids out of bad schools altogether—instead, transferring them to private schools or opting for homeschooling options.
Leading school choice advocate Corey DeAngelis says parents will support “funding students instead of systems.” He noted momentum for educational freedom was already brewing.
“2021 is the year of school choice, but we're just getting started,” DeAngelis said in an email to Townhall.com. “The teachers unions overplayed their hand and have awakened a sleeping giant: parents. These parents are the new special interest group in town - and they aren't going away any time soon. Politicians are going to have to listen to these parents going forward if they want to be politically successful. Many parents felt utterly powerless over the past year and a half when it came to K-12 education - and they're going to fight to make sure they never have to feel that way ever again.”
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