#796: What Glenn Youngkin’s election says about education politics today - 11/16/21

<p>On this week’s show, Andrew Rotherham, cofounder and partner at Bellwether Education partners, joins Mike Petrilli and David Griffith to discuss Glenn Youngkin’s election and what it means for education politics. <a href='https://www.the74million.org/article/qa-education-commentator-andrew-rotherham-on-the-virginia-governors-race-and-the-k-12-peril-facing-democrats/'>He shared his thoughts about this</a> on an interview for The 74, where he described the problem with Democrats ignoring parental concerns, in Virginia and nationally, about gifted education, Covid protocols, and how race is discussed in schools. But he also cautioned that Republicans shouldn’t misread the situation and overreach. After this discussion, on the Research Minute, Adam Tyner examines <a href='https://www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/abs/10.1086/716549'>a study</a>  looking at the effectiveness of credit recovery courses.</p><p><b>Feedback welcome!</b></p><p>Have ideas or feedback on our podcast? Send them to our podcast producer Pedro Enamorado at <a href='mailto:penamorado@fordhaminstitute.org'>penamorado@fordhaminstitute.org</a>.</p>