Obama recently told Today that his daughters are getting a better education at their private school than DC-area public schools could provide. When asked about the new documentary, "Waiting for Superman" about the struggle to improve urban public schools Obama said in the interview that it was "heartbreaking" that some parents had to wait for a "lottery" to get their students into better schools.
So Obama's solution for the "heartbreak" of some parents not winning the "lottery" to get their kids out of failing public schools is to eliminate the "lottery" altogether? Thus making everyone equal in that they're equally mired in a crappy public school system?
That speaks volumes about Obama's political philosophy: Promote equality by dragging everyone down to the lowest common denominator.
Obama clearly recognizes that private schools out perform public schools. So why not school vouchers allowing parents all over the country to choose whatever school they want? I know teachers would hate it, but shouldn't parents get to opt-out of bad schools to send their kids to better schools?
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