The Democrats gave up on good schools, the dangerous wokeism of Tim Walz and other commentary

From the left: Democrats gave up good schools

“Better schools are no longer part of the basic litany of promises that Democratic candidates make,” complains Jonathan Chait of New York magazine. For example, on Kamala Harris’s issues page, “almost nothing is about K-12 education.” Bill Clinton in his day identified “schools as one of the four pillars of government” and strengthened “public loyalty to the Democratic Party,” and Barack Obama made “a pledge to reform and improve public schools.” But Democrats have abandoned “education reform” for a “more union-friendly position” because “the moral ambition to provide every child with a quality public school has proven too controversial to pursue.” Instead, they “seek to maintain the status quo, even a status quo in which many low-income children have no choice but to stay out of school.” The Democrats are ‘forfeiting what was once a great advantage’.

Education Desk: Dangerous Wokeism by Tim Walz

“One factor that pushed Walz to the top” of Kamala Harris’ veep list above Gov. Josh Shapiro (D-Pa.) “stands out,” observes Nathan Harden of RealClearEducation: Walz has been “more progressive on education issues.” Shapiro flirted with a voucher program for private schools; As governor of Minnesota, Walz was “strongly opposed” to school choice. He also supported critical race theory, backed pro-Palestinian protesters, prevented libraries from removing sexually explicit books from children’s shelves and ordered boys’ restrooms to stock up on tampons. “As Pennsylvania turns red,” Democrats may wonder: Was the “uncompromising brand of progressivism that helped Walz secure the VP nod over Shapiro” the very thing that gets Trump a second term?

Energy Battle: Letting America Drill Again

“To tackle inflation, former President Donald Trump’s main policy goal, if re-elected, would be ‘bubble, baby, drill’.” notes the Washington Times Editorial Board. When he was “president, the United States claimed the title of the world’s No. 1 oil and natural gas producer.” He also “withdrew from the Paris Climate Agreement, approved the Keystone XL and Dakota Access pipelines” and “opened Alaska’s Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to oil and gas leasing.” Then “the Biden-Harris administration rolled back almost all of these policies,” and the result “was a nearly 30% increase in energy costs.” Harris’ “campaign is largely focused on preserving President Biden’s ‘clean energy’ agenda.” Trump’s promise to “drill, baby, drill” promises to ease pressure on America’s wallet. “Voters will decide next week whether they prefer a top-down, mandated approach to energy or let the free market and American ingenuity determine our future.”

Hate Watch: Cali’s Anti-Semitic Curriculum

Why on earth would teachers in Los Angeles plan to “transport busloads of children to an anti-Israel rally during the school day without arousing suspicion”? asks Abigail Shrier at The Free Press. It is part of the same phenomenon where “university students, especially at our most elite schools, destroyed buildings and set up illegal camps” for Hamas. The fact is that when California Governor Gavin Newsom “signed into law the requirement that schools make completion of ethnic studies” – a form of Critical Race Theory – “a condition of graduation, he effectively made anti-Semitism a formal hallmark of education in California.” “In schools where anti-Israel propaganda is promulgated, schoolchildren turn against their Jewish classmates.” As one substitute teacher put it, “We are raising a generation of anti-Semites.”

From right: Joe’s ‘Garbage’ disaster

President “Biden thought he would ‘help’ Harris by calling a progressive Latino group,” marvels Ingrid Jacques of USA Todaybut then he said of Trump, “The only trash I see floating out there are his supporters.” “The White House and Democratic media surrogates immediately attempted damage control,” failing “to convince anyone who saw Biden say these words.” Worse, this “falls into a broader pattern of Democrats insulting political opponents and their supporters, especially in the run-up to the election.” At best, it is a reminder “that Biden – who will be president for almost three more months – is not up to the task,” and thus “reminds the American people how Harris and other Democrats have deliberately misled the country about the true state of affairs from Biden. .”

– Compiled by The Post Editorial Board