The COVID-19 pandemic was a horrific thing. Millions died, businesses were shut down, many of them closed for good, and because of those lockdowns of society, American children lost precious education time.
But one good thing that came from the pandemic was the ability of parents to look over their kids’ shoulders to see what was going on in the classroom.
They got a first hand look at what was being taught, but also, what was not being taught.
Private vs. Public Schools
Proponents of school choice say that things like school vouchers level the playing field and give children the opportunity to go to a better school.
Ideally, dollars can be used for charter schools, homeschooling, and other alternatives to public schools.
Opponents like the ACLU and teachers unions, which heavily donate to the Democrat Party, argue that taxpayer dollars should not go to funding private schools. Most Democrats are largely opposed to school choice.
But as is so often the case, what they say and what they do are two very different things. While Democrat elected officials deny low-income kids a chance at a better education, the nation’s pricy private schools are filled with the children of those officials.
1013th example of democrat hypocrisy. https://t.co/3EUGExHJdx
— Volga Texas (@GaryAndersen13) June 16, 2022
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OK For Me But Not For Thee
So who are these politicians that feel their children are entitled to a better education than yours just because they have “Rep.,” Senator,” or even “President” in front of their name and more zeroes in their bank account? Well, they are exactly who you might think they are.
Bill and Hillary Clinton sent daughter Chelsea to the exclusive and pricy Sidwell Friends school. Hillary flip-flopped on school choice.
Malia and Sasha Obama also attended school at Sidwell, while their father, President Barack Obama, opposed school choice.
President Joe Biden attended the also-exclusive Catholic prep school Archmere Academy in Delaware, and also sent sons Beau and Hunter there. Tuition runs in the $30,000 range.
Biden has expressly attacked the notion of school choice:
When we divert public funds to private schools, we undermine the entire public education system. We’ve got to prioritize investing in our public schools, so every kid in America gets a fair shot. That’s why I oppose vouchers. #Espinoza
— Joe Biden (@JoeBiden) January 23, 2020
Vice President Kamala Harris’ stepchildren attended Wildwood School, also very private and very elite. Tuition fees there will set parents back roughly $44,000. As a Senator, Harris voted against Trump Education Secretary Betsy Devos’ confirmation as Secretary specifically because she supported school vouchers.
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi attended an all-girls private Catholic high school growing up in Baltimore, and sent her son Paul to Episcopal High School in Virginia, a boarding school that runs almost $65,000 in tuition a year.
Pelosi voted against the Scholarships for Opportunity and Results Reauthorization Act in 2015.
Sen. Elizabeth Warren sent her son to a private school beginning when he was in the fifth grade. In 2019, she released an education plan that was staunchly anti-school choice, including ending school choice programs that largely assist low-income families.
With most Dems against school choice, but send their children to private schools, I guess what they are saying is that only the rich are entitled to school choice. Hypocrisy on display.
— vinnysnaggs (@vinnysnaggs) June 16, 2022
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Fighting Back
Some parents, with the help of Republican Governors like Ron DeSantis of Florida, are fighting back against the elite hypocrisy. In May of 2021, DeSantis signed HB 7045. The bill makes more children eligible for school choice scholarships.
Once again, almost on cue, Florida Senate Democrats opposed the bill. In a statement, they stated, “By signing this bill into law, Gov. DeSantis is taking Floridians’ hard-earned tax dollars and diverting them out of public schools.”
Well, yes, that’s the idea.
DeSantis responded saying the funds are “not going to any institution, it’s going to the parents, to give them the ability to make decisions about their children’s education.”
Parents will get to make a statement in November about what they think about Democrats who vote to deny their children the same education Democrats insist upon for theirs.
More hypocrisy from the deranged hypocrites. “Do as I say, not as I do” elitists.
Top Dems sent kids to private school but oppose school choice. The puppet says we can pay for private school too, so I guess only the rich are allowed school choice.
— Gramma Toody (@GrammaToody) June 16, 2022
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