COMMENTARY Education

Identity Politics and Woke Culture

Oct 26, 2020 1 min read

Former Policy Analyst, Education Policy Studies

Mary Clare was a policy analyst at The Heritage Foundation.

A kindergarten room sits empty on October 21, 2020 in Stamford, Connecticut. John Moore / Staff / Getty Images

Identity politics and "woke culture" have taken over our schools. How did this start? Where is it going? And what can we do to stop this?

Mary Clare is joined by The Manhattan Institute's Max Eden and The Heritage Foundation's Mike Gonzalez to discuss these tough issues.

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