How did books and school vouchers get tangled up in partisan politics?
From taking books off library shelves to private school vouchers, issues surrounding public schools have taken a place near the center of the debate leading up to the 2022 midterms.
And with Election Day just days away, we examine those two topics through the prism of two Texas school districts., parents are divided over 41 books that have been removed -- a second time -- for further review. Two district parents explain their views and why they think northeast Tarrant County has become ground zero for the nexus of education and politics.
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