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The dismantling of public education in Florida has been on a relentless march since former Gov. Jeb Bush hatched an ill-fated plan for an ever-expanding voucher program.
The Florida Supreme Court seemingly put an end to this in 2006, when it ruled that the state’s nascent Opportunity Scholarship Program, which funded private tuitions for just 730 former public-school students, was unconstitutional. It diverts public dollars into separate private systems parallel to and in competition with the free public schools that are the sole means set out in the Constitution for the state to provide for the education of Florida s children, the state’s high court opinion read.
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During his campaign, Joe Biden sat down with National Education Association President Lily Eskelsen Garcia to talk education reform. Garcia explained that NEA members (who include Jill Biden) have been pushing back against “very misguided school reforms like charter schools.” She frames education reform as a zero-sum game that pits charter schools against public schools (never mind that charter schools are public).
The NEA, the nation’s largest teachers union, represents a significant political force. So naturally, when Garcia prompted, “You know how we feel about charter schools,” Biden responded, “Same way I feel.” Next, he listed off a few talking points about holding charter schools accountable to the same standards as public schools.