Democrats and Poor Kids: Thrown Under The Bus

Illuminating item from yesterday's WSJ. I am actually against vouchers myself, but not for the reasons that the Dems and teachers' unions are.

Education Secretary Arne Duncan's Two Opposing Views on School Vouchers - WSJ.com: "Opponents of school choice for poor children have long claimed they'd support vouchers if there was evidence that they work. While running for President last year, Mr. Obama told the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel that if he saw more proof that they were successful, he would 'not allow my predisposition to stand in the way of making sure that our kids can learn . . . You do what works for the kids.' Except, apparently, when what works is opposed by unions. Mr. Duncan's office spurned our repeated calls and emails asking what and when he and his aides knew about these results. We do know the Administration prohibited anyone involved with the evaluation from discussing it publicly. You'd think we were talking about nuclear secrets, not about a taxpayer-funded pilot program. A reasonable conclusion is that Mr. Duncan's department didn't want proof of voucher success to interfere with Senator Dick Durbin's campaign to kill vouchers at the behest of the teachers unions."