Conservatives engaged in K-12 policy are pulled in opposite directions by two competing schools of thought that are difficult to reconcile, much less synthesize. As a result, a conservative can emerge as a sharp, passionate advocate for one approach, while neglecting the virtues of the other. This, unfortunately, produces internecine battles and the inability to develop a coherent conservative K-12 agenda. Worse, since a conservative leader can seem firmly one-sided in her or his understanding of our schools challenges, she or he can swiftly alienate broad swaths of the voting public.
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