Democrats, Bowing to Teachers Unions, Put Political Ambitions Ahead of Children’s Education

Keystone State governor flip-flops on school choice after vowing that ‘every child of God’ deserves ‘a quality education.’

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Governor Shapiro on November 8, 2022 at Oaks, Pennsylvania. Mark Makela/Getty Images

Have you heard the outrageous story of what happened recently in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania’s capital? Governor Shapiro, a Democrat elected in 2022, had campaigned on school choice for tens of thousands of children, mostly minorities, who are forced to attend failing public schools in places like Philadelphia.

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