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David M. Houston, Assistant Professor of Education, George Mason University

Voters become more polarized when presidential candidates take positions on issues in K-12 education

Education has long been a divisive topic in American politics. Getty Images

When Vice President Kamala Harris paid a visit to Florida in July 2023, she lambasted a state-approved Black history lesson that claimed “slaves developed skills which, in some instances, could be applied for their personal benefit.”

“Come on – adults know what slavery involved,” Harris said in Jacksonville. “How is it that anyone could suggest that in the midst of these atrocities, that there was any benefit to being subjected to this level of dehumanization?”

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