The politics of school choice debate have become increasingly polarized, with Donald Trump's embrace of charters and vouchers fueling dissension among left-of-center politicians. Look no further than Florida's governor's race.
Catherine Durkin Robinson offers a strongly worded antidote in the Miami Herald.
I’ve been a card-carrying member of the ACLU for years; a battle-hardened advocate for the disadvantaged and downtrodden ever since I joined Students Against Apartheid in 1988. I helped bring recycling to the University of South Florida, protested nuclear power and marched on Washington to support women’s rights. I volunteered for the Bernie Sanders campaign and serve on the board of Moms Demand Action for gun sense.
Simply put, I’m a progressive.
So it troubles me deeply to hear self-styled progressives attack educational options that other parents choose for their children. Worse, these attacks on the educational choices that lower-income parents and parents of children with special needs make almost always come from progressives of higher means.
We have a recommendation for that: Check your privilege.
Read the whole thing here. Robinson is the executive director of the Florida Parent Network and an occasional contributor to redefinED.
