What to me is so amazing is that conservatives have not awakened to this reality sooner!
I think that George Bush and No Child Left Behind lulled conservatives into a false sense of security. ‘Public education’ has been a bastion of conservative illusion and liberal invincibility. Obama is a ‘wake-up’ call to ‘traditional Americans’.
We started HS'ing in the middle 80's....and finished K-12.
There were very strong HS'ing groups then....and I'd say 95% of them were Conservative in their beliefs.
FWIW-