Journalists Criticize School-Choice Supporters Because They’ve Never Met Any

There ought to be a rule: Anyone wishing to work in major-league news media must first spend a semester abroad in the Midwest learning what the other half of the country thinks about, well, anything. Because the ignorance that certain members of the press have for anyone outside their immediate ideological bubble really is scandalous.

The New York Times published an essay recently bearing the none-too-subtle headline: “Billionaires Love This School Policy. Many Regular Parents Hate It.” The article is more than 1,500 words long, so here’s a brief summary: Public schools are good even when they’re failing because they’re diverse and equitable; school choice, which is the pet project of religious-fanatic billionaires, is bad.

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Becket Adams

Becket Adams is a columnist for National Review, the Washington Examiner, and The Hill.

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There ought to be a rule: Anyone wishing to work in major-league news media must first spend a semester abroad in the Midwest learning what the other half of the country thinks about, well, anything. Because the ignorance that certain members of the press have for anyone outside their immediate ideological bubble really is scandalous.

The New York Times published an essay recently bearing the none-too-subtle headline: “Billionaires Love This School Policy. Many Regular Parents Hate It.” The article is more than 1,500 words long, so here’s a brief summary: Public schools are good even when they’re failing because they’re diverse and equitable; school choice, which is the pet project of religious-fanatic billionaires, is bad.