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Thursday, September 17, 2020

How Centrist Democrats Paved the Way for Betsy DeVos – Have You Heard

 How Centrist Democrats Paved the Way for Betsy DeVos – Have You Heard

How Centrist Democrats Paved the Way for Betsy DeVos


A consensus between Republicans and centrist Democrats around charter schools has been at the very center of education policy for the past three decades. Guest David Menefee-Libey joins us to talk about the formation of the charter school “treaty,” why it unraveled and what happens next. 

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Jennifer and Jack’s forthcoming book A Wolf at the Schoolhouse Door: The Dismantling of Public Education and the Future of School, is now available for preorder!

 How Centrist Democrats Paved the Way for Betsy DeVos – Have You Heard