Taxpayer funded education, the political/media class and elections

Joanne Jacobs:

When schools closed and classes went online, parents were asked to be much more involved in their children’s education, writes Robby Soave on Reason. Parents trying to earn a living, supervise remote lessons, provide tech support, coach and tutor their children were under tremendous stress.

Some of them did not like what they saw, and have questions about the curriculum. Now schools have reopened — though constant COVID-19 induced closures continue to cause frustrations — and parents are suddenly being told that they shouldn’t be so involved, that it’s the job of school boards and government officials to educate the kids.

Van Jones, a CNN analyst and McAuliffe supporter, made a similar point: “You’ve got a lot of parents who just spent a year home schooling their kids and forced to do so. To tell those people ‘look, we don’t care what you think about education,’ that is a big insult,” he said.

In exit polls, one-third of Virginia voters said the economy and jobs was the top issue, and one quarter said it was education. Both groups voted for Youngkin.