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David M. Perry is a journalist and historian, covering mental health, parenting, disability and history. He’s the coauthor of The Bright Ages: A New History of Medieval Europe. He’s also the associate director of undergraduate studies in the Department of History at the University of Minnesota.
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Families Deserve More Than the Parents’ Bill of Rights
The Right is coming for our schools. We need to think bigger.
David M. Perry