Kamala HarrisVerified account

We already invest more in the public school system than every other country, yet we are consistently lagging behind countries that spend less in math, science, and reading. We should not be funneling more money into a broken system and should work on fixing it first.

And stop teaching the state test. That would be a great place to also start the conversation. It’s ruining education progress and harming young children in k-5.

I agree, but to really do that, we'd have to remove the high stakes from the testing. It's not reasonable to put so much consequence for students and teachers on the tests and expect them not to focus on that.

if the private sector can do what the public sector can't (mostly because of unions) then let them.... I am just one person sick of the "tenure" system that rewards teachers for how long they teach, not how well they teach.

False narrative fed to all of us by CATO, Heritage foundation and the like, so we’d cannibalize public education - the one thing that’s the great equalizer between the masses and the elites. But sure, why not, kill public education and see where that gets us.

Charter schools and private school vouchers are a cancer to the public school system. Our dust went from a premier accredited district to struggling in a matter of a couple of years coinciding with the opening of 2 charter schools in the district that receive public funding.

These schools also discriminate against students with learning disabilities, stretching the already strained resources thin by requiring the public schools to provide more services with less funding.

In DC, school choice has yielded a 91% graduation rate from private schools, compared to nearly half that in public schools. These are inner city kids benefiting greatly due to school choice. We should be investing in more scholarships and school choice. Period.

I think it's a difficult justice issue though. One of the things that private schools can do is choose which students they'll accept. This lets them siphon off the kids who are easiest to teach.