School Choice Could Destroy The Democrat Party

 This not so much, or not only, because of the strength of its opponents, but because of education options that give students the choice to attend a school other than their neighborhood public school, commonly referred to as 'school choice' policies.

Now, "If any such issue has emerged in our own time, it's clearly school choice." Why? 'Cause school choice "Will severely reduce the Democratic Party's election workforce, squeeze its finances and even discredit its basic philosophy".

The subject of fierce debate in various state legislatures across the United States, school choice policies, especially the widespread subsidy of K-12 grade schooling in venues not run by teachers' unions, "Would deplete the enormous army of campaign workers that Democrats have come to depend upon during every election cycle." Not a minor matter.

Now school choice is changing not only American education but also American society.

In a more competitive environment such as the one that is being created by the implementation of school choice and where job security depends upon an educational institution's ability to meet the needs of local families, "Many would come to regard the kind of inflexible and unproductive work rules that both the party and union once crafted together as impediments to their own success." As a result, "Both the decline in teachers' union affiliation and the reduced value of unions to their remaining members would significantly decrease what unions could raise from annual dues, in turn decreasing how much could be passed along to left-wing candidates."

At a time when the Democrat model is under increasing attack - both for the inflationary consequences of its ever-growing costs and the post-Covid sense that expert guidance only made the pandemic worse - the successful development of a parent-run school system would have far-reaching political consequences.

Despite unions' efforts, school choice policies have led to a spike in private school enrollment post-pandemic, which is a stark contrast to plummeting public school enrollment numbers.

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