In a speech addressing Congress in February, President Donald Trump called education the “civil rights issue of our time.” He’s not the first to assert such a claim.

President George W. Bush used the same language in 2002, President Barack Obama did so in 2011, and many other politicians have used similar language over the past roughly two decades.

So why has this refrain come up so often from politicians from both sides of the aisle?

Politicians and education reformers alike are attracted to the phrase because aligning education with civil rights makes the issue more relevant for the read more >>>

Source:: BusinessInsider.Com