Analysis: Education is a hot topic for some candidates in the Democratic presidential field — and potential trouble for others
Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Elizabeth Warren attended an American Federation of Teachers town hall on Monday in Philadelphia. By Valerie Strauss Valerie Strauss Reporter covering education, foreign affairs Email Bio Follow May 16 at 12:55 PM One promised to spend $315 billion to raise teachers’ pay. Another vowed to hire a former public school teacher as U.S. education secretary. A number of them want to eliminate tuition at public schools and forgive a mountain of student loans.
A remarkable string of teacher strikes in states led by Republicans and Democrats started in early 2018 and put new focus on the issues affecting public schools. The strikes were not just about bolstering teacher pay and benefits but about winning new funding for schools sorely needing resources, and an effort to support the U.S. public education system, which DeVos once called “a dead end.”
Education has been a complicated subject for Democrats in recent years. The Obama administration pursued policies seen by public education advocates as moving toward privatization of the public school system and more in line with Republican thinking. Joe Biden was Obama’s vice president, but it was Duncan who was pushing the agenda and who became a lightning rod for criticism. The 3 million-member National Education Association, the largest union in the country, called for Duncan to resign, and the AFT came close to making the same call. It remains to be seen whether Biden distances himself from the Obama education agenda.
Booker is the Democrat who may have the toughest challenge with education issues. He has aligned himself with key policies supported by DeVos, including support for charters and voucher programs that allow the use of public money for private and religious school tuition. Mother Jones magazine recently ran a story titled, “Cory Booker Has a Betsy DeVos problem.
Some of the Democratic candidates say they support charters but want responsible oversight and growth. Ryan has been pushing for years in the House to pass legislation that would increase oversight of charter schools. In his state, Ohio, the charter sector has been as troubled as any.
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