Democratic presidential candidate Beto O'Rourke in 2012 called charter schools a 'good idea' and said they 'encourage competition' and innovation in classrooms
Democratic presidential candidate Beto O'Rourke in 2012 called charter schools a"good idea" and said they"encourage competition" and innovation in classrooms.
The former Texas congressman's comments came in a January 2012 primary debate during his successful bid to unseat Democratic Rep. Silvestre Reyes. His past comments could draw criticism in the Democratic presidential primary; charter schools are controversial in Democratic politics, with teachers' unions complaining that they siphon money away from public schools -- while skirting the same sort of strict accountability measures and mandates to take all children that public schools face.
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