Ep. 257 - "A Nation at Risk" and the Failure of the Department of Education

<p>In the early 80&#39;s Ronald Reagan wanted to dissolve the DoE. Instead, a report called &quot;A Nation at Risk&quot; resulted in the U.S. government doubling down on terrible education policy and driving a couple generations further behind educationally while focusing on all of the wrong things... and the report didn&#39;t even say any of the things they ran with!</p> <p> <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/2023/04/26/how-nationatrisk-report-hurt-public-schools/">Gaslighting Americans about public schools: The truth about ‘A Nation at Risk’ - The Washington Post</a> </p> --- Support this podcast: <a href="https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/factcheckthis/support" rel="payment">https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/factcheckthis/support</a>