Rahm Emanuel, former White House chief of staff and Chicago mayor, has taken on the Herculean task of trying to push the Democratic Party back toward the center. He has even floated the idea of a 2028 presidential run.
On Thursday, he wrote an opinion piece for The Wall Street Journal in which he urged Democrats to re-examine their approach to public education as test scores sink nationally. His words should be required reading for Nevada’s legislative Democrats, who are wedded to the stagnant education establishment dominated by teachers unions.
Mr. Emanuel chides his party for the disastrous step of demanding schools remain closed during the pandemic and points out that the dismal results from the Nation’s Report Card highlight the need for innovative reform. He dismisses Democrats who