Don’t Cry for Me Arizona
Cry for what’s left of your public schools…
By Sharon HillArizona schools chief John Huppenthal is sorry. How sorry? Really, really, really, really sorry. That was the message at the press conference that Huppenthal called last week, where he issued a tearful apology for anonymously offensive tweets and comments he’s made since 2011. And while a growing chorus of critics, including theNAACP and even some of Huppe’s cronies, are calling for him to step down from the job of Top Troll and Chief Commenter, Huppenthal’s message is as clear as tears: he’s not going anywhere—not while Arizona still has a public school system for him to dismantle.
I just called to say I love private schoolsHuppenthal’s official title is Arizona’s *State Superintendent of Public Instruction,* but he’s never been crazy about the *public* part. Long a supporter of tax credit accounts and charter schools, Hupp recently came out of the closet for private schools, referring parents to a website operated by the Goldwater Institute, a very vocal opponent of public education. That was after he got caught with his wig off for robo-calling 15,000 homes offering who ever picked up the phone public money through the Empowerment Scholarship Accounts, funds originally meant for children with special needs, in foster care, or with a deployed military parent. The calls left out this little detail, though. Instead parents heard this script put together by the Goldwater Institute and the Alliance for School Choice:
“I have great news for you. I want you to know about a state program that provides money for parents to offer alternative education choices forDon’t Cry for Me Arizona | EduShyster: