If Jeb Bush should run for President, this article bears re-reading.
Bush spoke at a rightwing policy conference in Michigan, where he “trashed” public schools.
“MACKINAC ISLAND, Mich. — Jeb Bush praised charter schools and slammed traditional public schools and teachers unions in a speech here Wednesday, saying that public education “dumbs down standards to make adults look better,” a phrase often used by U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan.
“We must expand [school] choice,” said Bush, delivering a keynote speech at the annual Mackinac Policy Conference in northern Michigan. “Our governance model includes over 13,000 government-run monopolies run by unions.”
“Since he left office, the former Florida governor has become an evangelist for a certain strand of education reform; through his $19 million Foundation for Excellence in Education, he advocates for online education, grading schools based on test scores and forcing students to repeat grades if they don’t pass…
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Lloyd Lofthouse 
2 responses to “If Jeb Bush Runs for President, Remember This”
I would NEVER vote for Jeb Bush. I am the choir. I need no convincing.
For sure, Jeb Bush will not get my vote, but I’m not even sure I’ll vote for a Democrat unless it’s Elizabeth Warren. The Green Party is looking better all the time.