Friday, 27 January 2017
Trump Proclaims “National School Choice Week”
Written by Alex Newman
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Trump Proclaims “National School Choice Week”
Just days into his administration, President Donald Trump issued a proclamation in honor of “National School Choice Week,” touching on an important theme of his non-traditional campaign for the White House. In addition to honoring teachers across the educational landscape — public schools, private schools, and more — Trump also touted homeschooling. So, for advocates of real education and educational liberty, experts say there was much to be pleased with in the proclamation.
In the document, though, Trump also calls on state and federal lawmakers to expand “school choice,” by which he presumably means allocating more taxpayer dollars to private, religious, and charter schools. Aside from constitutional problems with such a program at the federal level, there are a wide array of concerns with the broader agenda among conservatives and liberals alike. In fact, some critics say the "school choice" agenda is a key element of the globalist establishment's plan to undermine educational freedom.
http://www.thenewamerican.com/culture/education/item/25248-trump-proclaims-national-school-choice-week
