‘Parents’ rights’: Republicans wage education culture war as 2024 looms

Republicans hail policies they say will give parents a say in their children's schooling - but critics say it's a guise to advance a rightwing education agenda

Speaking recently at a theater in Davenport, Iowa, Donald Trump marveled at the crowd's reaction when he vowed to bring back parental rights into our schools". The line elicited thunderous applause - one of the loudest ovations of his nearly two-hour address.

Can you imagine what I'm doing? I'm saying, Parents, you have rights' ... and the place goes crazy," remarked the former president, who is again seeking the Republican nomination.