The Education Wars

Since 2021, public education in the United States has come under renewed attack from the Far Right, which took advantage of the COVID-19 pandemic’s interruption of public education to promote school privatization and push public school alternatives. Far-right political operatives have also fueled “culture war” issues in schools. Groups such as Moms for Liberty and Parents Defending Education, funded by ultra wealthy privatizers, have banned books,assailed inclusive policies and curriculum, and demonized teachers.