Debate makes Clear: Public Education, the Public Good itself, Hang in the Balance in 2020
When asked about his approach to education in last Thursday’s Democratic primary debate, Pete Buttigieg’s response boiled down the difference between his approach and Donald Trump’s to its most basic element. “Step one,” he said, would be to “appoint a secretary of education who actually believes in public education.” Buttigieg’s pithy statement put sharply into…