That board now has a 7-2 majority of members who want excellent public schools but who also believe parents deserve educational choice. Let us define terms. A strategic coalition is a coalition that is effective politically on a sustained basis. It gets results over time. It is durable.
Sustainability is vital to success.
We are not in a short-term fight. Our opponents use a three-prong strategy to defeat us. They try to block legislation. And they try to smother our victories through regulation. Consequently, school choice supporters face formidable odds.