The party that invented public charter schools under Bill Clinton, then scaled them under Barack Obama, can’t even say “charter school” in mixed company under Randi Weingarten, without whispering and peeking to check who might be listening.
Kamala Harris talked about choice and freedom in every campaign speech, but never about schools. That wasn’t an oversight — it was by design.
While the consequences of Weingarten’s leadership have been tragic for American children, the implications are also devastating for a Democratic Party struggling to regain credibility with working class voters.