Bloomberg Report: Former Mayor Issues Dire Warning To Failing Woke Schools

The former New York City mayor and 2020 Democratic presidential candidate described the public education system as "failing" in an op-ed titled, "A Wake Up Call for Public Education" that was published on Thursday, after an analysis revealed that a reported 1.3 million students have left public schools since the pandemic began.

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Bloomberg said the letter to teachers and elected officials could hardly be more straightforward: "Too many public schools are failing, parents are voting with their feet, and urgent and bold action is needed."

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"Until now, however, the only governmental response has been to spend more money — too much of which has gone to everyone but our children," he continued.

Bloomberg also slammed teacher's union leaders because they "resisted a return to in-classroom instruction long after it was clear that classrooms were safe."

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In the op-ed, Bloomberg mentioned a recent national analysis that "contained a deeply disturbing finding that has generated little public discussion when it should be causing an outcry."

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"A recent national analysis contained a deeply disturbing finding that has generated little public discussion when it should be causing an outcry: Nearly 1.3 million students have left public schools since the pandemic began," Bloomberg wrote.

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"Most states have seen enrollment declines for two straight years. In New York City, K-12 enrollment has dropped by an astounding 9%," he continued.

Bloomberg called remote instruction a "disaster" and said that by one analysis, the "first year of the pandemic left students an average of five months behind in math and four months behind in reading, with much larger gaps for low-income schools."

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He noted that now students have "fled public schools in record numbers, states are paying more to educate fewer children."

"That might have been acceptable if students were showing great improvement. Instead, we are paying more for failure," he added.

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The former mayor's solution is the public charter school system, which he wrote has been moving in the opposite direction, "thanks to their success, even as their federal funding has not risen in the last four years."

He pointed out that from 2020 to 2021, nearly 240,000 new students enrolled in charter schools, a 7% increase year over year.

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"Many charter schools around the country have long waitlists, and no wonder," he wrote. "In states and cities with strong accountability laws, charters have a proven academic track record of outperforming district schools."

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"One recent nationwide analysis found that districts with a higher share of charters yield higher reading and math scores as well as higher graduation rates on average," he continued. "Other research has found that the benefits are especially pronounced for Black, Latino and low-income students."