Whoa. All I can say is Cory Booker for President.

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119. No. Sorry. But I won't vote for him if he supports charter schools unless the schools

are carefully supervised by state and local school boards and governments.

For me, charter schools are just an excuse to ignore teachers' unions and the working conditions and rights of teachers. And I don't think a person can run as a Democrat while advocating for organizations that do not recognize unions like teachers' unions or the rights of employees. Charter schools are notorious in this respect.

Other than a brief period working as a substitute, I never taught school, but when I was in college, I took the education courses to prepare to teach. Some charter schools hire teachers who do not have teaching certificates because they didn't take the education courses. I was very impressed by what I learned in those courses and would not want children to be taught by "teachers" who did not take the courses. Knowing how students learn is essential to being a good teacher. So is understanding child development.

I wouldn't want an accountant who had not studied arithmetic. I don't want teachers who haven't studied education.

And I won't vote for a person who calls him- or herself a Democrat but doesn't support unions including the Teachers' Union.