The Education Wars: A Citizen’s Guide and Defense Manual

The Education Wars: A Citizen’s Guide and Defense Manual

A perfectly timed book for the educational resistance—those of us who believe in public schools

Culture wars have engulfed our schools. Extremist groups are seeking to ban books, limit what educators c…

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