Republican and Democrat parents are further apart than ever in beliefs over what children should learn in school (Courthouse News)

Stephen Farnsworth, a political sciences and international affairs professor & director at the Center for Leadership and Media Studies at University of Mary Washington, pointed out how Republican campaigns have capitalized on these anxieties for political gain. “There has been a very effective general movement to generate hostility aimed at education bureaucracies,” Farnsworth said.

Republican and Democrat parents are further apart than ever in beliefs over what children should learn in school (Courthouse News)