CAL THOMAS COMMENTARY AUGUST 6, 2025

     PUBLIC SCHOOLS ARE BEGINNING TO CLOSE IN SEVERAL STATES THANKS IN PART TO THE SUCCESS OF VOUCHERS. THESE ALLOW PARENTS TO REGAIN CONTROL OF WHERE THEY BELIEVE THEIR KIDS WILL GET THE BEST EDUCATION INSTEAD OF THE EDUCATION BUREAUCRACY THAT INCLUDES THE NEA AND TEACHER’S UNIONS.

     THE NEW YORK TIMES AND OTHER MEDIA BLAME LOW POPULATION GROWTH AND OTHER FACTORS FOR THE CLOSINGS, THE REALITY IS LOW TEST SCORES AND A WOKE AGENDA. PARENTS ARE NOW VOTING WITH THEIR CHILDREN’S FEET.

     NO MORE DRAG QUEEN STORY TIME. NO MORE “HEATHER HAS TWO MOMMIES.” BACK TO A FOCUS ON READING, MATH AND SCIENCE, SUBJECTS THAT SHOW LOW ACHIEVEMENT LEVELS IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS THROUGHOUT AMERICA.

     YES, SOME PUBLIC SCHOOLS WILL – AND SHOULD – REMAIN FOR THOSE IN SMALLER REGIONS WHERE PRIVATE SCHOOLS DON’T EXIST AND PARENTS CAN HAVE GREATER INFLUENCE. PUBLIC – OR GOVERNMENT SCHOOLS AS I LIKE TO CALL THEM – ARE AMERICA’S LAST MONOPOLY AND MONOPOLIES TEND TO DISCOURAGE COMPETITION.

     DEMOCRATS HAVE STOOD AGAINST VOUCHERS BECAUSE THRY GET  CONTRIBUTIONS FROM TEACHER’S UNIONS. THE UNIONS ARE LOSING POWER. CHLDREN AND THEIR PARENTS ARE GAINING POWER. THAT’S A GOOD THING. I’M CAL THOMAS.