In the debate over education and parents’ rights, there’s a key fact Democratic Virginia gubernatorial candidate Terry McAuliffe always seems to neglect: He hasn’t actually experienced what the state’s public school system is like.

Take, for example, a recent interview between McAuliffe and NBC’s Chuck Todd when he was asked why he said parents shouldn’t get to help school districts determine their curricula.

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