By Greg Maresca ——Bio and Archives--May 31, 2024
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In his initial run for Pennsylvania Governor, Josh Shapiro educated anyone paying attention to the art of the political flip-flop, as it was his support of educational scholarships that helped get him the commonwealth’s top job in Harrisburg. Once the ballots declared Shapiro the winner, the new governor, along with his wife and children who never spent a day in public school, rolled over for the teacher’s union when Shapiro vetoed the scholarship’s legislation.
Like the Clintons and the Obamas before them, the Shapiros have this aversion to public education. All three families underscore how Democrats will sacrifice their voters’ children for the teachers’ unions but certainly not their own. Where is the DEI posse when you need them most? Oh, that’s right they are contaminating those same public schools Democrats avoid like a pandemic.
Another attempt at legislating for scholarships that would provide funding for public school students has risen like a phoenix after being left for just another Pennsylvania roadkill........