Why Liberals Hate Charter Schools

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Liberals Against Charter Schools
Liberals wage a lot of dumb battles in this country, but the war against charter schools is among their dumbest. Why would anybody be against the opportunity for our children to receive a good education? New York City currently serves as a microcosm for what we've seen happen throughout the nation. To set the stage, New York City has about 180 charter schools. Students are admitted through a highly competitive lottery system, and those who attend are among the poorest in the city. Nonetheless, these students far outperform their peers who attend public school. Whether its math or reading, or other measures of academic success, charter schools are simply providing a better education for our children. For example, students at Success Academy schools had a 58 percent passing rate for the state reading exam, versus just 26 percent of public school children who pass. The math scores were even higher.

So Why Hate Charter Schools?
So why do Liberals hate charter schools? Here's why. They are not traditional government schools and, for the most part, they are not beholden to the powerful teachers unions. This is where people like comrade de Blasio enter the picture. Since taking office as mayor, he has done a number of things to try and undermine the ability of these schools to raise money, build new schools or even exist altogether. The latest battle is over de Blasio's move to strip funding ($200 million) for three new Success Academies. The New York State Senate is making moves today to try and un-do the damage being done by de Blasio. Education is important because it is a key rung on the ladder to success. It shouldn't even be a partisan issue, but it becomes one when government is involved and has a stake in it. Now that some are trying to escape the traditional public school education system, the government and liberals who love government are doing everything they can to hold them back. But this comes at the expense of our children's futures, their opportunities and the betterment of this nation.

Obama Pushes Overtime Pay
In another unilateral action on the part of the president, Obama wants the Department of Labor to rewrite the rules on overtime pay for salaried workers. This is yet another example of Obama using the jackboot of government to tell people how to run their businesses. Unsuccessful with his campaign to raise the minimum wage, overtime rules have become his Plan B in his attempt to implement wage fairness. In this case, he wants to make sure that salaried workers aren't being abused by the amount of hours that they work. Some workers can earn a decent living, but they are working longer hours in order to earn that salary, which may actually make their hourly earnings below the minimum wage. This is what Barack Obama wants to avoid, and he thinks it is the role of the government to prevent it. The reaction from the businesses community has been described as "stunned." Apparently the move was not disclosed to the business community before the announcement. But leave it to the mainstream media to tout the White House talking points on how great this will be for 10 million Americans.

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