School choice — which includes private school vouchers, charter schools and other nontraditional options — has long been an issue that divides Republicans and Democrats, particularly in Wisconsin. Tommy Thompson, who signed the law creating the first voucher school in Milwaukee 30 years ago, attended the rally. Pence said school choice advocates had a friend in Trump, a comment that drew jeers from the protesters. “Wisconsin has an extraordinary record of school choice and every family in Wisconsin should be proud,” Pence said. “Trump and his cronies are sabotaging public education because it’s not their children who go to public schools,” Wikler said.

Source: thestar January 28, 2020 19:07 UTC