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Nov 2021
40m 40s

The School Board Wars, Part 1

The New York Times
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This episode contains strong language. A new battleground has emerged in American politics: school boards. In these meetings, parents increasingly engage in heated — sometimes violent — fights over hot-button issues such as mask mandates and critical race theory. Suddenly, the question of who sits on a school board has become a question about which version ... Show More
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