Supporters say the public education system is failing and that education should be subject to market forces. But there’s more: Trump delivered his speech at a charter school that has received lousy grades from the state for performance. What is clear to critics of Trump’s policies is that he is no friend of public education. In fact, education historian and advocate Diane Ravitch — who has endorsed Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton — wrote on her blog:If this guy is elected, you can kiss public schools goodbye. [John Oliver hysterically savages charter schools — and charter supporters aren’t happy][Jeb Bush trashes traditional publish schools again]

Source: Washington Post September 10, 2016 21:22 UTC