From WSJopinion: Covid restrictions awakened parents to the failings of too many public schools and their entrenched union control. If Republicans want a positive message for the midterms, this is a good and popular one.
Wonder Land: Like other world leaders who leaned into lockdowns, Joe Biden and the Democratic Party are now realizing how complicated the private economy actually is, and how easy it is to wreck it. Images: AP/Shutterstock/Bloomberg/Zuma Press Composite: Mark KellyTuesday’s elections highlighted Republican midterm weaknesses , but one exception was school board races in Florida. Conservatives flipped control of at least two big districts that had put unions ahead of children.
Twenty-five of the 30 school board members endorsed by Gov. Ron DeSantis won or advanced in their races, campaigning on parental rights, transparency, school choice and safety. GOP-backed candidates won three elections in Sarasota County, creating a new 4-1 majority. They also scored two big wins in Miami-Dade, which now becomes the largest U.S. school district with a conservative majority.
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