Very interesting...I agree that the education system is failing and needs to be changed
The Democratic Party has long been known as “the education party,” but its reputation has taken a hit of late. At the same time, recent polls show that Republicans are gaining trust on education issues, especially after the COVID school closures sparked battles over parental rights, curriculum, school choice, and ties to the teachers’ unions.
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In a recent Washington Post op-ed co-written with DFER CEO, Jorge Elorza, the two contend that students at every grade level are falling behind. “Fourth-graders struggle with basic reading. Eighth-grade science scores have declined. Twelfth-graders are performing at generational lows in both reading and math. The cracks in our education system are forming early and widening across K-12.”
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They add, “K-12 education might not be the first issue that comes to mind when diagnosing Democratic drift, but if you want to understand how Democrats went from the party of reform to defenders of the status quo, start with public schools.”
Another high-profile Democrat who has been very vocal about educational change is Rahm Emanuel, who served as the White House chief of staff from 2009 to 2010 under President Obama and as mayor of Chicago from 2011 to 2019. He states, “For decades, when pollsters asked voters which party they trusted more on education, Democrats maintained, on average, a 14-point advantage. More recently, that gap closed, then flipped to favor Republicans. That’s in part because we made the grave error of refusing to reopen schools during the pandemic, even when the evidence suggested it was safe.”
