Children fall behind academically while culture wars invade classrooms.
Ever since the end of remote learning post-pandemic, many on the left seem to have given up on education reform. Kamala Harris’ presidential campaign didn’t even try to promote policies that could benefit K-12 students. What gives? How did Democrats go from being the party millions of voters trusted with improving education to being considered by many to be a danger to children? More importantly, can they regain the portfolio?
Education Across the Board
The left seemed to diverge from students’ interests after the era of Barack Obama. “Democrats started to abandon education reform and instead adopted a more neutral position aligned with teachers unions,” wrote political columnist Jonathan Chait in New York magazine. “Hillary Clinton edged away…
