On this week’s Education Gadfly Show podcast, Rick Hess, the director of education policy studies at the American Enterprise Institute, joins Mike and David to discuss his new book, Getting Education Right. Then, on the Research Minute, Amber reports on a new study examining how civics educators taught about and framed the 2020 election.

Recommended content: 

• "Getting education right: A conservative vision for improving early childhood, K–12, and college” —Frederick Hess and Michael McShane
• “Four states are leading the charge for conservative education reform” —Frederick Hess and Michael McShane, Fordham Institute
• Paul Fitchett, Brett Levy, & Jeremy Stoddard, “How and Why Teachers Taught About the 2020 U.S. Election: An Analysis of Survey Responses From Twelve States,” American Educational Research Association (March 2024).

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