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Understanding Those on the Right

April 16, 2024 1 min read
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To the Editor:

I was happily surprised to read this opinion piece in your publication (“Why Educators Often Have It Wrong About Right-Leaning Parents,” March 4, 2024). Thank you for including such a respectful and necessary essay.

Pamela Patnode
Director of the Certificate Program in Catholic School Leadership
The Saint Paul Seminary, University of St. Thomas
St. Paul, Minn.

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A version of this article appeared in the April 17, 2024 edition of Education Week as Understanding Those on the Right

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