The idea is that a shift in terminology will change opinions. After all, to many people, “public” equals good, while “government” equals bad.
As Erica Massman, a moderate Republican, told The Times, “They are trying to rebrand public education.”
Yes, they are. And it’s actually not a new thing. I’ve been hearing the phrase “government schools” since the early 1990s. Back then, it was mainly used by extreme libertarians who believe that pretty much anything the government does is wrong. (These are the same people who want to sell off the national parks.)
They also had a tendency to use the term “educrats,” a word they made up, to describe the men and women who work in our public schools. Again, the idea was to slime the entire system....
https://www.au.org/blogs/wall-of-separation/education-for-everyone-in-defense-of-government-schools
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