The School Board Wars, Part 2
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The Daily
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The New York Times
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audio
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News & Politics
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Publication Date |
Nov 17, 2021
Episode Duration |
00:42:14

This episode contains strong language.

In Bucks County, Pa., what started out as a group of frustrated parents pushing for schools to reopen devolved over the course of a year and half into partisan disputes about America’s most divisive cultural issues.

But those arguments have caused many to overlook a central role of the Central Bucks School District’s board: providing quality education.

In Part 2 of our series on school board wars in the U.S., we look beyond the fighting and examine the pandemic’s harsh effects on teachers and pupils.

Guest: Campbell Robertson, a national correspondent for The New York Times.

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Background reading: 

  • Republicans are heading into the 2022 midterm elections aiming torepublican-campaign-issue.html"> capitalize on the frustrations of suburban parents still reeling from the devastating fallout of pandemic-era schooling.
  • The F.B.I. hasschool-threats.html"> begun to track threats against school administrators, teachers and board members to assess the extent of the problem.

For more information on today’s episode, visit nytimes.com/thedaily. Transcripts of each episode will be made available by the next workday. 

This episode contains strong language. In Bucks County, Pa., what started out as a group of frustrated parents pushing for schools to reopen devolved over the course of a year and half into partisan disputes about America’s most divisive cultural issues. But those arguments have caused many to overlook a central role of the Central Bucks School District’s board: providing quality education. In Part 2 of our series on school board wars in the U.S., we look beyond the fighting and examine the pandemic’s harsh effects on teachers and pupils. Guest: Campbell Robertson, a national correspondent for The New York Times.

This episode contains strong language.

In Bucks County, Pa., what started out as a group of frustrated parents pushing for schools to reopen devolved over the course of a year and half into partisan disputes about America’s most divisive cultural issues.

But those arguments have caused many to overlook a central role of the Central Bucks School District’s board: providing quality education.

In Part 2 of our series on school board wars in the U.S., we look beyond the fighting and examine the pandemic’s harsh effects on teachers and pupils.

Guest: Campbell Robertson, a national correspondent for The New York Times.

Sign up here to get The Daily in your inbox each morning. And for an exclusive look at how the biggest stories on our show come together, subscribe to our newsletter

Background reading: 

  • Republicans are heading into the 2022 midterm elections aiming torepublican-campaign-issue.html"> capitalize on the frustrations of suburban parents still reeling from the devastating fallout of pandemic-era schooling.
  • The F.B.I. hasschool-threats.html"> begun to track threats against school administrators, teachers and board members to assess the extent of the problem.

For more information on today’s episode, visit nytimes.com/thedaily. Transcripts of each episode will be made available by the next workday. 

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