Hillsdale Fights 'Leftist Academics' By Expanding Charter School Network

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

53% : The college that Justice Clarence Thomas called the "shining city on a hill" for its adherence to "liberty as an antecedent of government, not a benefit from government" in his 2016 commencement address has already secured $32 million in public funds from Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee (R) to start 50 charter schools -- adding to its ranks of 24 schools in 13 states.
51% :The Times also complained that the curriculum takes a critical view of seismic assaults on federalism such as the New Deal and the Great Society programs of the 1930s and 1960s, respectively, as well as its lack of reference to "climate change" in science offerings.
49% : Hillsdale College, a conservative institute of higher education focused on teaching the Western tradition, is taking a stand against leftist indoctrination in K-12 education by opening a network of charter schools set on portraying America as an "exceptionally good country."
47% :"I've been following charter schools over the last 25 years, and I've never seen a governor attempting to use charters in such an overtly political way," University of California - Berkeley education and public policy professor Bruce Fuller told the Times.
39% :The Times also criticized Hillsdale for its "glossy spin on American history" and its "negative take on the New Deal and the Great Society" -- both of which fundamentally altered the relationship between American citizens and their government, heavily favoring government power.
34% : As K-12 schools around the country have been exposed as centers for indoctrinating children into believing America is a systemically racist and irredeemable country, the small liberal arts college in southern Michigan is looking to take on "leftist academics" by partnering with states to develop charter schools in its academic tradition as an alternative.

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