Musk Erodes Public Education With More Crony Capitalism

Another Rich, White Savior Charade

SpaceX and Tesla CEO, Elon 'White Savior' Musk, is opening a private school in Bastrop, Texas, this fall. Named 'Ad Astra', which means "to the stars," the school's website states it will be a nonprofit with a focus on STEM. The woke mission: foster curiosity and critical thinking in the next generation.

"Ad Astra School admits students based on merit, regardless of any race, color, national and ethnic origin to all the rights, privileges, programs, and activities generally accorded or made available to students at the school."

Right. Because we all know how diverse and inclusive private schools can be.

The school, co-founded in 2014 by Musk and Joshua Dahn, originally served Musk's children and the kids of SpaceX employees. Moving to Texas, Ad Astra will be open to children aged 3-9, with a capacity for 48 students. Job postings reveal the school will be on a 40-acre site, requiring teachers to have Montessori experience, among other credentials.

Despite claiming to embrace diversity, the school's ideal teacher is someone skilled in assuming "Head of School" responsibilities, whatever wokeness that means. Ad Astra will subsidize tuition for the 2024-25 school year, proving that money can't buy class, or integrity.

The school's move to Texas is no accident. Bastrop is home to several of Musk's companies, including SpaceX, Tesla, the Boring Company, and Neuralink. The town, quickly becoming a tech hub, is the ideal place for the rich and their employees to live, while their kids learn to be the next wave of saviors.

Learn more at adastraschool.org, or don't. Your kid will probably still end up smarter than Musk's.