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OPINION: Arne Duncan, the fallible narrator

The Hechinger Report

After the schools were closed, they reopened under new leadership and improved rapidly. Duncan devotes three of the 10 chapters in his book to the Race to the Top competition, the basis for my claim that he has been the most influential Secretary of Education in American history. Once again, the story has a happy outcome.

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Lies We’re Told About Crime

Zinn Education Project

Ron DeSantis, in his innovative efforts to destroy the ability of Florida educators to teach an honest and accurate American history, started to experiment around the ability to control not just speech and learning, coming on the heels of pushing back against gains made against voter suppression in that state.

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The Condemnation of Blackness: Lies We’re Told About Crime

Zinn Education Project

So Ron DeSantis, in his innovative efforts to destroy the ability of Florida educators to teach an honest and accurate American history, started to experiment around the ability to control not just speech and learning, coming on the hills of pushing back against gains made against voter suppression in that state.