Do the political parties disagree on how to approach education?
Yes, quite a bit in many areas, though they both say the ultimate goal is to prepare students better for work and college at a more reasonable cost. The lines aren’t as sharp as on some issues, so it’s harder to generalize, but Republicans tend to favor ideas that give parents more freedom to move out of dysfunctional public schools, like giving them the option of charter schools or school vouchers, while Democrats tend to favor ideas that put more resources directly into improving public schools. As we said, however, there is lots of crossover between the parties on these ideas, particularly on charter schools, which have a growing support among Democrats as well.
