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    Are public schools foundational to democracy?

    by Amelia Newcomb Aug 29, 2022 2 minutes

    Periodically, U.S. presidents call in experts to help them think through an issue. In early August, President Joe Biden invited historians to the White House to share their views on American democracy. What he heard was deep concern – about the fraying of public faith in democracy and the rising allure globally of authoritarianism. 

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