Necessary op-ed from @JessicaCalarco. “Pushing privileged families out of public schools has two notable effects, both of which happen to align with policies that Ms. DeVos has promoted throughout her career. First, it has the potential to shift resources from public schools.” 1/ https://twitter.com/jessicacalarco/status/1283368350706352133

“schools. Second, it has the potential to undermine the public’s confidence in the quality of public education and the necessity of funding it as a public good. 2/

“If privileged families opt out of public schooling, they leave behind schools that even more disproportionately serve students of color and students from low-income families.

“Because of persistent racism and classism in America, that shift in school demographics may make it even easier for policymakers to underinvest in public education and push federal funds toward alternative options.” 4/4