Leaving Children Behind: Education Policy from Bush to Trump
November 21, 2025
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Leaving Children Behind: Education Policy from Bush to Trump
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<p>Caitlin and Trent speak with educational policy researcher Derek Gottlieb about what it's like to research education in a country whose administration thinks public education shouldn't really even be a thing.</p><p><br /></p><p>Resources: </p><p><br /></p><p>https://www.derekgottliebphd.com/</p><p><br /></p><p>"Building a Better Teacher" https://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/07/magazine/07Teachers-t.html</p><p><br /></p><p>Kristof, "Obama and Our Schools" https://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/13/opinion/13kristof.html</p><p><br /></p><p>Cavell, "The Claim of Reason" https://academic.oup.com/book/49825</p><p><br /></p><p>Malcolm Gladwell's quarterback problem https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2008/12/15/most-likely-to-succeed-malcolm-gladwell</p><p><br /></p><p>Reduction in Force notices https://www.k12dive.com/news/education-department-layoffs-what-to-know-special-education-civil-rights-lawsuits/802779/</p><p><br /></p><p>Reduction in Force halted https://www.npr.org/2025/10/28/nx-s1-5585083/government-shutdown-trump-rif-layoffs</p><p><br /></p><p>Ahmed, "On Being Included" https://www.dukeupress.edu/on-being-included</p>
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