Drawing on annual, nationally representative survey data from 2007–2022, I demonstrate
that partisan gaps—the average differences in public opinion between Democrats and …

This study explores the conditions under which polarization and depolarization occur with
respect to public opinion on education issues. I analyze experimental and nonexperimental …

Despite a long history of local control of schools, educational issues have become
increasingly contested at higher levels of government as battles are fought in state and …

Should school board elections be partisan? Jonathan E. Collins writes about the pros and
cons of bringing political parties back into school board elections. While partisan elections …

Education is a vital tenet of a democratic society, equipping citizens with the skills necessary
to self-govern. Individuals also experience K12 education policy consistently throughout …

This experiment tested the effects of expectations of future discussion (oriented toward either
persuasion or understanding) and the presence (or absence) of non-news entertainment …

This dissertation develops a public practical theology of education. It argues that education
is a practice that “schools the imagination,” forming individuals and communities to operate …

This thesis seeks to explain how the Teach for America [TFA] organisation has precipitated
consequential changes in American K-12 education. A large literature on education politics …

Kendrick Lamar released the album “To Pimp a Butterfly” in 2015. It was the project that I
never knew I had always been waiting for. The album cover was a surrealist provocation of …