“ If you want to save public schools and defeat Trump, Bloomberg is no choice at all. Nominating him would be a disaster for public schools – and for the Democrats’ chances at beating Trump, because when it comes to education policy, it is virtually impossible to tell the two billionaire politicians apart. Like Trump, Bloomberg is a fervent backer of privatizing and dismantling public schools across the country. Education, in their view, should be run like a business.While other establishment Democrats have begun changing their tune in response to the “Red for Ed” movement, Bloomberg’s campaign spokesman has made it clear that privatization will be a core message of his 2020 presidential run Y ou can’t win in November without teachers. And nobody should expect educators to be won over to a billionaire who has spent much of his career and fortune demonizing them.”
At www.theguardian.com
