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The Founding Fathers saw education as the key to preserving freedom\u2014so does Heritage Academy.<\/strong> In this episode, host Jared Taylor interviews Heritage Academy founder Earl Taylor to explore the school\u2019s origin story and his pioneering role in Arizona\u2019s charter school movement. Learn how the principles of liberty and self-governance shaped the foundation of Heritage Academy\u2014and why those values matter more than ever today.<\/p>\n

To learn more about Heritage Academy, school choice, and how charter schools can benefit your family, visit heritageacademyaz.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":81,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":true,"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","inline_featured_image":false},"class_list":["post-79","episode","type-episode","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nThe Origin Story of Heritage Academy - American Classroom<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/americanclassroom.show\/?episode=the-origin-story-of-heritage-academy\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"The Origin Story of Heritage Academy - American Classroom\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The Founding Fathers saw education as the key to preserving freedom\u2014so does Heritage Academy. 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