If the post-Trump G.O.P. makes the same mistake the Democrats did with their identitarian fringe, Republicans will meet a similar fate.

If the post-Trump G.O.P. makes the same mistake the Democrats did with their identitarian fringe, Republicans will meet a similar fate.

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The U.S. first had a federal education department in 1867 — not 1979. Its history is critical in understanding the federal role in schools.