Parents Keep Filling Up Schools Where Children Learn To Love Western Civilization
The real draw is the curriculum: Reading Great Books, memorizing poetry, learning Latin, and studying the fine arts.
California’s teachers’ unions were reeling after losing a landmark court case. A judge had issued a blistering ruling essentially accusing them of forcing schools to retain incompetent teachers at the expense of low-income and minority students, saying the evidence "shocks the conscience." High-profile Democrats, including then-President Barack Obama’s education secretary, celebrated the decision, and the press questioned whether teachers’ unions were on the cusp of losing power. A New York Times editorial accused the labor groups of defending "shameful" and "anachronistic" laws. But then-California attorney general Kamala Harris offered respite for her union allies—and major campaign donors: She would join them in their appeal.
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