> For the life of me, I can’t understand why anyone but a public-sector teacher being finally held to account would fight against giving parents options to plac

> For the life of me, I can’t understand why anyone but a public-sector teacher being finally held to account would fight against giving parents options to place their kids in a school they see fit. Because they want to indoctrinate your kids. A lot of teachers get into the profession because of a compelling social justice urge, much like a missionary from the church. When they are outside the public school system they are harder to reach. Additionally, the more kids in the system equates to more political power for the teachers unions since they get to expand.