JROTC Is Preying on Poor Students
A recent string of revelations about abuses by the Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps presents an opportunity to rein in the military’s presence and power in public schools.
The Pentagon’s signature program for instilling military values in American schools, the Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (JROTC), has a history dating to 1916. But in recent years, it has endured more bad press than at any point since the 1970s. In a series of articles throughout 2022, the New York Times revealed the structure […]
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