{"id":554023,"date":"2023-02-20T00:00:40","date_gmt":"2023-02-19T21:00:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/pritzker-embraces-role-as-desantis-foil-on-illinois-schools\/"},"modified":"2023-02-20T00:00:40","modified_gmt":"2023-02-19T21:00:40","slug":"pritzker-embraces-role-as-desantis-foil-on-illinois-schools","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/pritzker-embraces-role-as-desantis-foil-on-illinois-schools\/","title":{"rendered":"#Pritzker embraces role as DeSantis foil on Illinois schools"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3f9b2adacd0\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3f9b2adacd0\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/pritzker-embraces-role-as-desantis-foil-on-illinois-schools\/#Pritzker_embraces_role_as_DeSantis_foil_on_Illinois_schools\" >Pritzker embraces role as DeSantis foil on Illinois schools<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Pritzker_embraces_role_as_DeSantis_foil_on_Illinois_schools\"><\/span>Pritzker embraces role as DeSantis foil on Illinois schools<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/02\/pritzerjn_desantisron_021723ap-see-credits_split.png?w=900\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker (D) is setting himself up as the liberal answer to Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R), advancing progressive policies across a range of culture war issues, including abortion, gun rights and, in particular, education.<\/p>\n<p>In his State of the State address on Wednesday, Pritzker proposed massive increases to Illinois\u2019s education budget while indirectly criticizing DeSantis and his highly publicized moves on Florida schools.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr1_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>\u201cThere is a virulent strain of nationalism plaguing our nation, led by demagogues who are pushing censorship, with a particular attack right now on school board members and library trustees,\u201d Pritzker said.<\/p>\n<p>Democratic strategists are <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>lauding the boldness from Pritzker and believe others in the party should emulate his willingness to come to the front lines to combat Republicans such as DeSantis on issues including education.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDeSantis is someone who national Democrats haven\u2019t really started to react to yet, so yes, it is interesting to see Gov. Pritzker on these education issues, on these culture \u2014 more of education issues, start to take him on,\u201d said Democratic strategist Jon Reinish.<\/p>\n<p>DeSantis, who is considered a probable 2024 White House candidate, has made headlines for multiple controversial moves on education, including book bans in schools, rejecting the AP African American studies course and banning discussion of LGBTQ issues for young students.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Pritzker said during his address that \u201cit\u2019s all meaningless if we become a nation that bans books from school libraries about racism suffered by Roberto Clemente and Hank Aaron, and tells kids they can\u2019t talk about being gay. It signals to Black and brown people and Asian Americans and Jews and Muslims that our authentic stories can\u2019t be told.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Like DeSantis, Pritzker was reelected by a double-digit margin last year after leaning into hot-button topics. <\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr2_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>He\u2019s moved to protect reproductive health and encouraged women from states where abortion is banned to seek refuge in his. Last month, he signed a ban on assault weapons that is currently the subject of multiple court challenges.<\/p>\n<p>And, in 2019, he signed an executive order saying that Illinois schools must be \u201caffirming and inclusive\u201d of transgender and non-binary students.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLook, I think if you\u2019re J.B. Pritzker, you\u2019re advocating for your own people,\u201d Reinish said. \u201cIllinois is a diverse state. Chicago was one of the most populous and diverse and prosperous areas of the country with all of the diversity and complexity of a big metro area. So J.B. Pritzker is going to battle for his own constituents.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr3_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>While DeSantis has laid out the reasoning behind his policies as protecting children from dangerous or inappropriate ideas, Pritzker said in his speech this week that is far from the real intention.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s an ideological battle by the right wing, hiding behind a claim that they would protect our children but whose real intention is to marginalize people and ideas they don\u2019t like,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Democratic strategist Fernand Amandi said he thinks it\u2019s good for Democrats to push back on Republicans who are \u201cweaponizing education,\u201d but also \u201cyou can\u2019t escape the idea that presidential politics is another one of the motivators fueling this engagement.\u201d<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr4_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>\u201cI think it\u2019s probably good politics for any Democratic office holder who has national ambitions to try and establish themselves as a foil of Ron DeSantis,\u201d Amandi said.<\/p>\n<p>During his speech, Pritzker spent much of his time laying out priorities for pre-K, K-12 education and higher education. The governor said he wants an increase in $506 million to go towards K-12 and more than $200 million in early education that would go towards transportation, school funding and universal pre-K.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>In a statement to The Hill, Natalie Edelstein, a spokesperson for Pritzker, didn\u2019t mention DeSantis but took the opportunity to slam Republicans and show how Pritzker is setting himself up as an alternative to their policies.\u00a0<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr5_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>\u201cGovernor Pritzker\u2019s budget proposal invests heavily in our children and in the future of Illinois. The Land of Lincoln is one that doesn\u2019t hide from the truth, it embraces it. While the GOP continues to offer nothing but demagoguery and conjecture, Governor Pritzker is proud to put forth his fifth consecutive balanced budget, accompanied by a vision for the state that brings everyone along and uplifts families everywhere. In Illinois, we will always be honest about our nation\u2019s history,\u201d Edelstein said.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>In January, Pritzker went after DeSantis more directly over his administration\u2019s decision to block the AP African American studies course in his state.<\/p>\n<p>While Florida said the course had \u201cno educational value,\u201d objecting to the inclusion of sections on intersectionality and Black queer studies, Pritzker sent a letter to the College Board saying, \u201cone Governor should not have the power to dictate the facts of U.S. history. In Illinois, we reject any curriculum modifications designed to appease extremists like the Florida Governor and his allies.\u201d<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr6_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>When asked for comment about Pritzker\u2019s speech and recent attacks on DeSantis, a spokesperson for the Florida governor sent a clip of DeSantis going after Pritzker during a Fox <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">News<\/a> interview regarding the coronavirus pandemic.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPritzker himself, he sent his family to Florida. He sent his family to Florida during the lockdowns, so while the people of Illinois are suffering under his petty tyranny, his family is down living in freedom in the state of Florida,\u201d DeSantis said in the interview. \u201cOur worst critics always somehow find a way to be in Florida.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Pritzker, along with California\u2019s Gavin Newsom, is one of the few Democratic governors drawing national attention for going toe-to-toe with their Republican counterparts.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr7_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>\u201cGovernor Pritzker has seemingly picked up on the same strategy that Governor Newsom is in California in trying to draw a direct contrast not only with Ron DeSantis, but with today\u2019s Republicans by picking fights with them on these cultural issues like education, which is now seemingly the Republicans\u2019 Ground Zero culture war issue,\u201d Amandi said.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>As DeSantis becomes a rising star in the Republican Party and a potential 2024 candidate, Democrats say it is going to be imperative for their leaders to take on his policies and actions.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI applaud [Pritzker]. I think it\u2019s wise politics for sure to try and define DeSantis, not just for the people of Illinois, but for a national audience before DeSantis defines himself. It\u2019s good politics for other Democrats to follow his lead,\u201d Amandi said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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