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Stars. that seems to be a familiar point, but this is somebody who supported trump. she had a change after january 6th. there was a trump backed challenger to her. is she proof you can challenge trump and survive or is that just a one off? i ve been very impressed with her political skills. she really does seem to be one of those politicians who has it and she s been brave enough to try to forge a maverick path. she was in a district that had slipped briefly democratic, so it s not entirely anti to her political ambitions to go a little bit more in this direction, but still, i think she has skill in the way she s doing it. yeah, some people said this is a swing district and she won it decisively against the democrats. thank you for being here. laura, lisa, greg, elise, you ....
She was sounding the alarm at the national press club today. take a listen. our public schools shouldn t be pawns for politicians ambitions. they shouldn t be defunded or destroyed by id logs. i wonder what you re hearing, greg, on the ground there? because we know what the political argument is but how many folks have you talked to? maybe they re parents, maybe they re teachers. maybe they re school officials, about what will happen to public schools if this passes? there are long standing concerns about inequities in schools all over georgia, but there s also a deep concern these private school vouchers would undercut the public school systems and benefit wealthy families that could afford the tuitions that many schools here ....
In metro atlanta offer. even with the $6500 voucher, private school tuition is still out of reach for a lot of families. so there s deep concern from local school boards and local officials who worry about the future of publication if a measure like this passes. the education secretary wrote an op-ed this month calling out florida lawmakers, quote, in addition to spending their days fighting to ban books and black history, some consciousal republicans are calling for state cuts to federal funding. at the levels they re talking about, that could mean slashing funding for schools and communities of concentrated poverty by as much at $3.7 billion, negatively impacting up to 25 million students. it goes back to what greg was just talking about. if you ve got a lot of money, your kid can go to school wherever they want. in new york city, the cost of preschool is out of touch for a lot of parents, but is there any ....
Daenger in this strategy for republicans? leaving public schools, having public schools in your state deteriorate further, especially are already at bad levels in certain cities. it doesn t seem like a positive public policy agenda. but you look at the history of this, it s not new. especially in the south. you look at brown versus the board of education and desegregation of schools and how a lot of white parents started separate private schools they chose to send their children to. this is a continuation for politics of policies that private citizens have been pursuing for a while. elise jordan, it s great to have you onset and greg, always love having you on the program. thank you. in florida, we are already seeing the ripple effects of governor desantis stop woke act. teachers have spent the last six months trying to regulate a law on what they can and cannot ....