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Topic: Derek W. Black

A student holds up a sign against banning CRT as members of the Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified School Board meet in Placentia, California, on March 23, 2022. (Leonard Ortiz/MediaNews Group/Orange County Register via Getty Images)

MAGA is the pushback to public education

Chauncey DeVega
Donald Trump and a school classroom full of kids (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

Literacy crisis becomes democracy crisis

Chauncey DeVega