Faithful Politics "Learning in Education" w/Dr. Kevin Roberts, President Heritage Foundation
The Heritage Foundation is one of the oldest and most respected conservative think tanks in America. Under new leadership, Dr. Kevin Roberts has big plans for this organization, the most important being education, education, and education. This week Will and Josh talk with Dr. Roberts about what this means and how his background as an academic can help with this initiative. They also discuss how his academic expertise in African American history, slavery and the slave trade helps him view topics like Critical Race Theory in America. Lastly, Will finally gets a chance to hear a reasonable explanation of what school choice is and how a voucher program can help elevate all Americans educational standing in the world. Dr. Roberts also addresses some of the concerns that are often presented when school choice or vouchers are brought up.
Guest bio:
Kevin Roberts, Ph.D., was named president of The Heritage Foundation in October 2021. He succeeded former Heritage President Kay C. James as the seventh president in the organization’s 49-year history.
Roberts previously served as the chief executive officer of the Texas Public Policy Foundation (TPPF), an Austin-based nonprofit, nonpartisan research institute and the largest state think tank in the nation. Under Roberts’ leadership, TPPF more than doubled in size. He also expanded the Texas think tank’s influence nationwide, opening an office in Washington, D.C., so that TPPF research might better inform federal policy debates.
A lifelong educator, Roberts earned his Ph.D. in American history from the University of Texas. After several years of teaching history at the collegiate level, Roberts in 2006 left the university to found John Paul the Great Academy, a co-ed, K-12 Catholic liberal arts school in Lafayette, Louisiana. Roberts served as the academy’s president and headmaster for seven years.
In 2013, he resigned from the academy to become president of Wyoming Catholic College. Under his leadership, the college adopted a policy of refusing to accept federal student loans and grants, lest it be forced to violate Catholic tenets. This independent stance
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