Florida Gov. Rick Scott’s visit to a new charter school yesterday was not only noteworthy because it reaffirmed his commitment to parental school choice, but because of who was by his side: former state Sen. Al Lawson, a Tallahassee Democrat now running for Congress. “Throughout my 28 years in the[Read More…]
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Florida pastor symbolizes new face of vouchers, school choice
If you read the papers, you know the story. People who like vouchers and tax credit scholarships are right-wingers. They don’t like public schools. They’re corporate pawns. Now meet the Rev. Manuel L. Sykes. He’s a Democrat. He’s president of the NAACP in St. Petersburg, Fla. He thinks public schools[Read More…]