US Senator Tim Scott of South Carolina recently criticized President Biden's education policy, accusing it of resegregating schools and lacking support for charter schools. Scott argued that Black Americans were better off under the Trump administration and claimed that Biden's elimination of charter schools supports segregation [aa11d73d].
Scott brought up comments made by Vice President Kamala Harris in 2019 to support his claims of Biden's support for segregation. He argued that the elimination of charter schools under Biden's administration would lead to the resegregation of schools in America. The relationship between charter schools and segregation is a matter of debate. The Biden administration has implemented stricter rules for charter schools applying for federal grants and has proposed decreasing funding for charter schools while increasing funding for the Education Department overall.
Scott's criticism of Biden's education policy adds to his previous concerns about national security, inflation, the economy, and the administration's policies on Iran, China, and spending bills.
In a recent opinion piece published in the Waco Tribune-Herald, Scott Milder criticized Governor Greg Abbott for his support of school voucher programs and his failure to adequately fund public education in Texas. Milder argued that the use of federal Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief (ESSER) funds during the pandemic was a temporary solution and that the state Legislature should have allocated additional funds to sustain necessary funding levels. He accused the state of using ESSER funds to supplant state funding and imposing new unfunded mandates on public schools. Milder asserted that linking public school funding to the approval of vouchers undermines stability and predictability in education and that voucher programs have failed to improve education in other states. He called on Governor Abbott to prioritize funding for public schools and increase the basic allotment to reach the national average in per-student funding [c3bbbc0b].