Dale Chu

A Democratic win in Texas or Ohio? A GOP upset in Oregon?

Three governors’ races could reshape the future of education reform.

My latest for @educationgadfly:

One of the more interesting education story from the midterms: private school choice is no longer a clean partisan dividing line. Democrats in Texas, Iowa, and Georgia are approaching it in very different ways.

A blue wave isn't a blank check. Texas voters may support strong public schools, but they balked at higher taxes to pay for them.

Greg Abbott made school vouchers a defining priority of his governorship. He spent millions taking out Republicans who stood in his way.

He won the legislative battle. But did he lose the political war?

If @TheDemocrats want to be taken seriously as the party of public education, they can't keep giving teachers unions a free pass.