Parental Rights or Politics?
The Harvard EdCast
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The Momentum of Voucher Programs
I think to myself are we all asleep at the wheel like what is going on here that these things are gaining so much momentum I think you're absolutely right not only do we have the polls that consistently show that parents largely hold their local schools in high regard but the polls that matter most the votes that people cast show people rejecting these kind of voucher programs. What really matters here is the details and unfortunately there's been a real political vacuum that republicans have done what political parties do right they message this in a way that advances their own interestsbut the democratic party has been largely silent on these issues particularly at the national level.
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