Teachers’ Strike Highlights Split Among Democrats Over Education – The Wall Street Journal

LOS ANGELES—The ongoing teachers’ strike roiling this city is highlighting renewed support for teachers unions and traditional public schools within the Democratic Party, eclipsing a push by some party members to embrace charter schools and other education options.

The strike—among the first in the current string of teacher protests to unfold in a blue state—is pitting the two sides of the debate against each other, underscoring a major policy difference among Democrats heading into the 2020 elections.