K-12 education has captured its share of headlines over the last few years. Schools became a lightning rod for anger about the disruption caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, and both political parties took vastly different approaches to addressing concerns.
As memories of the pandemic beginto recede, the politics of education are changing. Democrats are talking more about schools than they did before, and Republicans have harnessed discontent with public schools into an aggressive push for private school voucher programs.
The platforms of the Democratic and Republican parties, along with the education-related portions of Project 2025, provide a glimpse of where K-12 education might be headed, writes Jon Valant.
On season two of Climate Sense, host Samantha Gross focuses on how to transition to a clean, zero-carbon energy system—the technical, political, and social challenges in getting from here to there.
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