Rising partisan animosity is associated with a reduction in support for democracy and an
increase in support for political violence. Here we provide a multi-level review of …

The COVID-19 pandemic provides a unique opportunity to examine how local governments
respond to a public health crisis amid high levels of partisan polarization. As an arena that …

Using a national database of state education policies related to the Every Student Succeeds
Act (ESSA), as well as data from surveys, interviews, and site visits, Adam Edgerton …

Frames shape public opinion on policy issues, with implications for policy adoption and
agenda-setting. What impact do common issue frames for racial equity in education have on …

Practitioners, policymakers, and scholars across fields and disciplines seek to understand
factors that shape public opinion and public service values, especially in today's polarized …

Political polarization is often argued to be a major threat to democracy. This article examines
whether the two different forms of polarization, ideological and affective, may risk some of …

Drawing on an original data set of over 4000 teacher-union endorsements in local school
board elections, I make three contributions to the literature on union power in education …

We evaluate public opinion on the sufficiency of school funding and teacher salaries in the
United States, using a representative survey (n= 12,151). Data were collected during the …

Prohibited concept laws have a chilling effect on teaching, resulting in the erasure of social
justice topics; however, the extent to which district-level actors support such laws or the role …

Education has long been an area of political debate in the United States, with politicians and
policymakers advocating for distinct societal and/or individual purposes of K–12 education …