School choice group gives Kamala Harris and Tim Walz failing grades, despite teachers union endorsements.
The Invest in Education Coalition claims that Kamala Harris prioritizes teachers unions over students.
A national parents group has given both Vice President Harris and Governor Tim Walz an F grade for their handling of school choice.
The Invest in Education Coalition released grades for the Democratic ticket, criticizing their education records, while promoting school choice.
The group's decision is based on a history of supporting teachers' unions and opposing the expansion of parental choice in K-12 education.
The NEA, the largest teachers union in the country with over 2 million active members, has given Vice President Harris an A grade.
The NEA has given Harris an A rating, which comes after his track record as a U.S. Senator and California Attorney General. The Invest in Education Coalition reports that Harris criticized Donald Trump's school choice advocacy during the 2016 campaign.
In 2017, while serving in the Senate, Harris opposed an amendment to a bill that supported school choice for low-income families. The bill was backed by President Trump and Education Secretary Betsy DeVos.
The Invest in Education Coalition gave "A" grades to members of Congress who have been advocates for expanding school choice and federal policy that supports giving more control to parents, not government, to determine the best educational option for their children, according to Planet Chronicle Digital.
Members of Congress who have been advocates for expanding school choice and federal policy that supports giving more control to parents, not government, to determine the best educational option for their children, meet the ‘A’ grade criteria — Invest in Education Coalition
The Invest in Education Coalition gave both Harris and her running mate, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, failing grades. Walz, who was a high school teacher for much of his career before politics, was also included in the condemnation.
EdChoice claims that Walz has not been supportive of educational choice in Minnesota and has a history of avoiding meetings with parent advocates.
The last major party candidate who was a K-12 teacher was Lyndon B. Johnson.
The Invest in Education Coalition's chairman, Anthony J. de Nicola, stated that Vice President Harris and Governor Walz have opposed empowering parents and giving children the opportunity to get the education of their choice and have defended the educational status quo, which has hurt students across the country.
Instead of strong leaders, we have Harris and Walz, who are backed by teachers unions and prioritize special interests over parents and their children's education.
In recent years, school choice bills have emerged in state legislatures across the country, particularly after COVID-19 forced public schools to close. According to the National Conference on State Legislatures, all 50 states considered legislation related to school choice in 2023.
The mission of the Invest in Education Coalition is to emphasize that parents have the right to decide how their child's education funds are allocated.
To improve their failing grades, Harris and Walz must abandon their history of opposing school choice and prioritize the needs of parents and students over the agendas of teachers' unions and special interest groups, according to the Coalition.
The Harris-Walz campaign declined to comment on Planet Chronicle Digital's request.
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