What the ‘Government Schools’ Critics Really Mean - The New York Times

When President Trump recently proposed his budget for “school choice,” which would cut more than $9 billion in overall education spending but put more resources into charter schools and voucher programs, he promised to take a sledgehammer to what he has called “failing government schools.” That is harsh language for the places most of us call public schools, and where nearly 90 percent of American children get their education. But in certain conservative circles, the phrase “government schools” has become as ubiquitous as it is contemptuous.....
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/07/31/opinion/donald-trump-school-choice-criticism.html?_r=0