{"id":7047292,"date":"2026-08-25T12:21:36","date_gmt":"2026-08-25T12:21:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/peraltafinancing.com\/uncategorized\/the-lesson-of-americas-broken-education-politics-radio-free\/"},"modified":"2026-08-25T12:21:36","modified_gmt":"2026-08-25T12:21:36","slug":"the-lesson-of-americas-broken-education-politics-radio-free","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?p=7047292","title":{"rendered":"The Lesson of America\u2019s Broken Education Politics \u2013 Radio Free"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<br \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/progressive.org\/downloads\/23135\/download\/SaveOurSchoolsCropped.jpg?cb=5a810ed69ba6c1cf0f9220d93ecf8aea\" \/><\/p>\n<div id=\"post-inner\">\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls=\"controls\"><source class=\"findme\" src=\"https:\/\/progressive.org\/downloads\/23135\/download\/SaveOurSchoolsCropped.jpg?cb=5a810ed69ba6c1cf0f9220d93ecf8aea\" type=\"audio\/mpeg\"\/><\/audio> <\/figure>\n<p>\t\t\t\tFifteen years ago, thousands of teachers marched on Washington to protest the Obama-era push to privatize public education. 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