> Freedom from having to go to school with non-white children (that's the root of the school choice dog whistle).
That’s such a bizarre take. You don’t think non-white parents want school choice too?
I’m black and I believe in school choice. My wife is an academic in the field of education and a former teacher, and she also believes in school choice (her perspective on this topic is very nuanced though). Growing up in the inner cities, I watched black parents, including my own, do just about everything possible (e.g., use the address of a family member who lives in a better area, ask their boss to allow the use of their address, get a short-term roommate arrangement in a better area, etc.) to try to get their children into better schools than the objectively terrible public schools we had in our neighborhoods. If anything, my very own upbringing and experience is the biggest reason I have to support school choice.
Why turn this into a divisive white versus the others narrative instead of working to have a good-faith understanding of the issue? How does that help anything?
That’s such a bizarre take. You don’t think non-white parents want school choice too?
I’m black and I believe in school choice. My wife is an academic in the field of education and a former teacher, and she also believes in school choice (her perspective on this topic is very nuanced though). Growing up in the inner cities, I watched black parents, including my own, do just about everything possible (e.g., use the address of a family member who lives in a better area, ask their boss to allow the use of their address, get a short-term roommate arrangement in a better area, etc.) to try to get their children into better schools than the objectively terrible public schools we had in our neighborhoods. If anything, my very own upbringing and experience is the biggest reason I have to support school choice.
Why turn this into a divisive white versus the others narrative instead of working to have a good-faith understanding of the issue? How does that help anything?