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#189 What’s Driving the Republican Party’s Radical Shift on Education?

#189 What’s Driving the Republican Party’s Radical Shift on Education?

Update: 2024-12-19

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For decades the Republican mantra on public schools has been to make them ‘business like,’ driven by the belief that strong schools = a strong economy. No more. Today’s top priorities for the GOP are moving students into private religious schools and home schools, and infusing religion into public schools. How did such a dramatic shift occur? Political scientist Heath Brown, author of Homeschooling the Right, joins us to talk about the transformation of the Republican Party and its implications for education policy.

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#189 What’s Driving the Republican Party’s Radical Shift on Education?

#189 What’s Driving the Republican Party’s Radical Shift on Education?

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