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What Next: Moms for Liberty Tanked at the Polls. This Guy Called It.

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English - November 20, 2023 08:00 - 23 minutes - ★★★★ - 1K ratings
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Over the past few years, ultra-conservative activists took aim at school boards, trying to shape curriculums to match their beliefs. But this year, from Pennsylvania to Iowa, “parental rights candidates” lost handily. What happened?

Guest: Adam Laats, Professor of Education and History at Binghamton University.

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Over the past few years, ultra-conservative activists took aim at school boards, trying to shape curriculums to match their beliefs. But this year, from Pennsylvania to Iowa, “parental rights candidates” lost handily. What happened?


Guest: Adam Laats, Professor of Education and History at Binghamton University.


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