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Education debates are rife with references to war – but have they gone too far?

  • Written by Mark Hlavacik, Associate Professor of Communication Studies, University of North Texas
Education debates are rife with references to war – but have they gone too far?Battlefield analogies are a long-standing feature of public debates about education.Colin Anderson Productions pty ltd/Getty

As President Joe Biden oversaw the transfer of the remains of the U.S. soldiers killed in a suicide bomb attack at Afghanistan’s Kabul airport on Aug. 26, 2021, former Education Secretary Arne Duncan took to Twitter....

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