Liberal billionaire is fed up with failing public schools, so he’s funding charter schools

(THE BLAZE) – For decades, conservatives have rightly griped about the state of the American public education system, which has moved from a focus on the basics of education toward indoctrination and political correctness.

But when a well-known outspoken leftist joins the chorus of complaints about public schools – and shows he's willing to put his money where his mouth is – people start to take notice. And that's just what happened this week with former New York City Mayor Mike Bloomberg.

The multi-billionaire left-winger explained in a piece for the Wall Street Journal this week the problems he sees in our public schools and why he's committing $750 million to pay for charter schools.

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