Dems gave up on good schools, Tim Walzs dangerous wokeism and other commentary

From the left: Dems Gave Up on Good Schools“Better schools are no longer part of the basic litany of promises Democratic candidates make,” laments New York magazine’s Jonathan Chait.E.g., on Kamala Harris’ issues page, “almost nothing addresses K-12 education.” Bill Clinton in his day identified “schools as one of the four pillars of government” cementing “public loyalty to the Democratic Party,” and Barack Obama made “a promise to reform and improve public schools.” But Democrats have abandoned “education reform” for a “more union-friendly stance,” as “the moral ambition of providing a quality public school for every child has proven too controversial to pursue.” Instead, they’re “trying to maintain the status quo, even one in which many low-income children have no option other than failing schools.” Dems are “forfeiting what had once been a major advantage.”Education desk: Tim Walz’s Dangerous Wokeism“One factor that pushed Walz to the top” of Kamala Harris’ veep list over Gov.

Josh Shapiro (D-Pa.) “stands out,” observes RealClearEducation’s Nathan Harden: Walz has been “more progressive on education issues.” Shapiro flirted with a private-school voucher program; Walz, as Minnesota governor, “strongly opposed” school choice.He’s also backed critical race theory, supported pro-Palestinian protesters, blocked libraries from removing sexually explicit books from children’s shelves and mandated boys’ bathrooms stock tampons.

“If Pennsylvania goes red,” Democrats may wonder: Was the “uncompromising brand of progressivism that helped Walz secure the VP nod over Shapiro” the “very thing that gives Trump a second term?”Energy beat: Making America Drill Again“To tackle inflation, former President Donald Trump’s No.1 policy goal, if reelected, would be to ‘drill, baby, drill,’ ” notes the Washington Times Editorial Board.

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