{"id":2011058,"date":"2023-08-24T16:34:01","date_gmt":"2023-08-24T20:34:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/republican-debate-advocacy-group-slams-candidates-for-glossing-over-education\/"},"modified":"2023-08-24T16:35:23","modified_gmt":"2023-08-24T20:35:23","slug":"republican-debate-advocacy-group-slams-candidates-for-glossing-over-education","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/republican-debate-advocacy-group-slams-candidates-for-glossing-over-education\/","title":{"rendered":"Advocacy group criticizes candidates for neglecting education in Republican debate."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Frepublican-debate-advocacy-group-slams-candidates-for-glossing-over-education%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2011058&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Parents Defending Education Slams Republican Candidates \u2064for \u2064Neglecting\u2062 Education\u2064 in Debate<\/h2>\n<p>The recent Republican presidential debate failed to adequately \u2062address the crucial topic of education, according to Parents Defending Education. Despite its \u2063significance to voters, education received \u200da mere six minutes \u200bof discussion\u200b in a two-hour \u200bevent.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;Education consistently ranks within the top\u2063 five issues voters care about, but it certainly wasn\u2019t within the top five issues that received the most attention last night,&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>said\u200c Alex Nester, an investigative fellow at \u2064Parents Defending Education.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We heard some candidates come out in support of \u200bparental \u200crights and transparency, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/republican-debate-advocacy-group-slams-candidates-for-glossing-over-education\/\" title=\"Advocacy group criticizes candidates for neglecting education in Republican debate.\">supporting students\u2019 academic success<\/a>, and curbing teachers unions\u2019 control over classrooms. These are all great topics, but the American public heard\u2063 very little in terms of what policies \u200cwill get \u200dour\u200c country\u2019s schools back in the right direction. American parents deserve those answers.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>While some candidates, including Vivek Ramaswamy, Gov. Ron DeSantis, and Gov. Doug Burgum, advocated for eliminating the Department of \u200bEducation, others emphasized the need for education reform. DeSantis, for instance, highlighted his successful efforts in Florida to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrats-tuck-female-draft-into-defense-bill\/\" title=\"Democrats Tuck Female Draft Into Defense Bill\">eliminate critical race theory<\/a> and gender ideology from the curriculum, \u200bemphasizing the importance of education \u2062over indoctrination. Ramaswamy referred to the Education Department as the &#8220;head of the snake&#8221;\u200c and called education the &#8220;civil rights issue \u200cof our time,&#8221; proposing that funding be redirected to empower parents. He \u2062also advocated for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dr-seuss-uncanceled-virginia-entrepreneur-passes-out-dr-seuss-books-to-kids\/\" title=\"Dr. Seuss Uncanceled: Virginia Entrepreneur Passes Out Dr. Seuss Books To Kids\">high school seniors<\/a> to pass the U.S. citizenship test before graduating.<\/p>\n<p>While Burgum defended teachers and rejected the notion\u2062 that all schools\u2064 and\u200b educators engage in indoctrination, he acknowledged the need for \u200caddressing certain cultural issues in education. Nikki Haley,\u2064 another candidate, echoed this sentiment, emphasizing the importance of literacy while also recognizing the \u2064<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/boy-pretending-to-be-a-girl-wins-girls-high-school-state-skiing-championship-its-not-fair\/\" title=\"Boy wins girls' skiing championship by pretending to be a girl, causing controversy.\">controversy surrounding transgender athletes<\/a>\u2062 in women&#8217;s sports.<\/p>\n<p>Although only four out of eight candidates were directly questioned about education, Sen. \u2064Tim Scott raised concerns about the Department of Justice&#8217;s treatment of parents who voiced\u200c their opinions at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/maryland-school-district-announces-policy-to-push-anti-racist-thinking-in-preschool-redefine-discrimination-and-racism\/\" title=\"Maryland School District Announces Policy to Push \u2018Anti-Racist Thinking\u2019 In Preschool, Redefine \u2018Discrimination\u2019 and \u2018Racism\u2019\">school board meetings<\/a>. He criticized the &#8220;weaponization&#8221; of the DOJ and \u200cits labeling \u200dof concerned parents as\u2064 &#8220;domestic \u200bterrorists.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>It is\u200b clear that education deserves more attention and comprehensive policy discussions in future\u200c debates, as it remains \u2063a top priority for American voters.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\">Click here<\/a> to read more from the Washington Examiner.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Parents Defending Education criticized GOP candidates for neglecting education during the debate. Despite being a scheduled topic, it received minimal attention, lasting only 6 minutes in a two-hour discussion. 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