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A Brief History of the Education Culture Wars: On Santorum’s Legacy, the GOP, and School Reform | Th
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Judging by the applause lines at GOP campaign stops and debates this winter, a significant segment of the Republican electorate understands public education not as a crucial civic institution, nor as a potential path from poverty to the middle class, nor even as a means of individual betterment. In…




