Poor minorities cannot count on Democrats’ help when the teachers lobby is on the other side of the debate, and a Massachusetts ballot question to modestly expand charter schools is highlighting that division among the Democratic coalition. The Boston Globe reports:

Pro-teachers union members of the state committee have been working to line up support for a resolution putting the party on record in opposition to a November ballot question boosting the number of charter schools, a thorny political question for those working to pacify blocs within the party. It was unclear late Monday whether leading party officials would permit the resolution to come to a vote.

Republican governor Charlie Baker has stood up in support of answering Yes on the ballot question in his deep-blue state, and, in so doing, has demonstrated how keenly progressives will line up against struggling families when special interests demand it. If the strife in the Democratic ranks is any indication, this issue provides a win-win for Republicans: a policy victory for school choice and a flash point for Democratic infighting. Baker should continue to brave the bad weather and to speak out for disadvantaged kids. Doing so has helped him gain the highest gubernatorial approval ratings in the whole nation.