When it comes to charter schools, Democrats and liberals beholden to the public-school teachers’ unions simply refuse to see or even acknowledge objective facts. That begins with our governor, who has a demonstrated antipathy for charter schools that is shared by most of the state-level education establishment.

Watch this interview with N.Y. Democratic State Sen. Bill Perkins on “The Morning Joe” and you can simply replace most N.C. Democratic elected officials with Perkins, so similar are their refusals to acknowledge the effectiveness of charter schools:

UPDATE: Here’s a report on a Milwaukee school-choice effort, mainly vouchers. But notice the University of Illinois professor who reacts similarly to Sen. Perkins in the video above: