Anchored by the Classic Learning Test

Jay Greene on The Radical Deviation of Mainstream Education

August 19, 2021 CLT Episode 56
Anchored by the Classic Learning Test
Jay Greene on The Radical Deviation of Mainstream Education
Show Notes

In this episode of Anchored, Jay P. Greene, a senior research fellow for education policy at The Heritage Foundation, sits down with Jeremy to discuss his current areas of research in school choice and the effect of schools on non-cognitive and civic values. Greene highlights the decline in history majors due to a shift to vocational institutes and students' desires to get job-specific degrees in modern education. He also points out the shortcomings of the Department of Education, and why the federal government should not handle education policy. Greene explains that the increase in support for school choice is backed by parents who believe that the values taught in schools matter, and that education is an extension of child-rearing.