re: The Two Parent Privilege

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Is this the part of our history where the academics who caused the problem suddenly “discover” the solution, step over the conservatives that have been screaming the solution for year, then hijack the movement as their own?

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It really is funny. They did a STUDY to discover what millions of us could have told them without leaving our living rooms.

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Why?

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How much time do you have?


The Brookings Institution is a policy research organization, or “think tank.” It is one of the oldest think tanks in the United States. (Fowler, 2014, p. 153) The Brookings Institution conducts research on a variety of topics including healthcare, human rights, immigration, children and families, and many more. The Brookings Institution houses the Brown Center on Education Policy, which “produces and promotes high-quality, independent research to inform education policy and practice in the United States.” (About the Brown Center, n.d.) The Brown Center on Education Policy researches a broad range of education issues, including K-12 education, school finance, school choice, early childhood education, and higher education.

The Brookings Institution research impacts policies through several channels. Their publications and conclusions are often communicated “directly to policy-makers through Congressional testimony, private consultations, and meetings with Congressional and executive branch staff members, and to interested non-governmental audiences through forums, roundtable discussions, and other public events.” (Talbott, 2002) In terms of the Brookings Institution’s influence on public policy, I would say it is significant. It is arguably the oldest think tank in the US, with its origins tracing back to the 1910s. Its location in Washington, D.C. also contributes to its position as an influential policy actor. The Brookings Institution has influenced several high-profile education policies, like No Child Left Behind and Race to the Top.

The fact that so many of its members come from the finance sector is concerning. Generally speaking, that sector tends to lean conservatively politically, putting profits above people. This leads me to believe the Brookings Institute would support damaging and failed policies like school vouchers; however, the Brookings Institute operates under the guise of nonpartisanship, which made me unsure if my instinct about its political leanings are correct.

Some research reports that the Brookings Institution has published pertaining to education include “How well are American students learning?”, “Do state takeovers of school districts work?”, “Declining school enrollment since the pandemic,” and “Promises and limitations of financial incentives to address special education staffing challenges.”

The report on state takeovers of local school districts indicated that state takeovers can be successful when done correctly, and it even pointed to New Orleans as a success story of the state taking over a school district. While in the short term, the state takeover certainly was beneficial, the long-term implications of the state takeover are still unfolding.

Its report on financial incentives to address special education staffing shortages found that overall, the financial incentives improved staffing shortages, but did not improve retention. I had to roll my eyes when I read this. If they did not improve retention, then obviously the financial incentives were not big enough. Of course, policy makers can point to this study to justify not increasing special education staff pay.

When I dug a little deeper, I learned that Brookings receives many millions of dollars of federal funding each year. I have questions about how ethical it is for a policy actor who produces research that is supposed to affect public policy to be funded through the government. While perfectly legal to receive funding through government tax dollars, “an organization loses all credibility to hold government accountable when the government becomes a donor.” (Andrzejewski, 2017)

I certainly will not be consulting any research from Brookings in my future academic studies.

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don’t want to deal with people shitting on me for doing it.

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There’s an easy solution.

Do you support the DOE?

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The Washington Post has called Brookings centrist, liberal, and center-left. The Los Angeles Times called Brookings liberal-leaning and centrist before opining that it did not believe such labels mattered. In 1977, Time magazine called Brookings the "nation's pre-eminent liberal think tank".

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You don’t see a problem with the government funding it’s own policy analysis research?

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Its been happening forever. But simply because it occurs doesnt mean its wrong.

No one believes in one parent privilege. Everyone realizes two parents are better for each child.

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Quayle is a prime example of how media can create a falsehood out of thin air.

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George Bush is another one; the entire country is convinced he's a moron. I'm not saying he was a great president but he's quite sharp according to the people who would know.

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“an organization loses all credibility to hold government accountable when the government becomes a donor.”

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So the OIG thesis is a crock.

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Its been happening forever. But simply because it occurs doesnt mean its wrong.

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I really don’t know how to respond to this. It is such a huge conflict of interest that I have to believe you’re disagreeing with me just to disagree with me.

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Having two parents who are married to each other, Kearney argues, provides offspring with economic and social advantages.

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Something the neo-Marxists cloaked as "progressives" have been in the vanguard of attempting to destroy and prevent more of for 3 generations.
Now that it's here and entrenched, and we're seeing its effect on society, some are starting to holler.

Again, why this public admission, finally, after all this time of social and cultural retrogression.

Why has it been afforded benign neglect, even contempt for so long?

Because it has always been a foundation for the success of Western Culture/Civilization, i.e., the viable family comprised of hearth and home, led by a responsible father, and stabilized and held together by a strong, principled, dignified, resilient, resourceful, patient, persevering female.

It's been under assault for a very long time.

Reversing it will also take a very long time.