he also talked about something that probably didn t sit well with kids. i think we should have longer school years. we now have our kids go to school about a month less than most other advanced countries. and that month makes a difference. don t forget, our coverage of education nation continues throughout the day. for more resources and information, check out our special website, educationnation.com. the number two in command was talking democratic strategy yesterday. last night lawrence asked president joe biden what he meant that the gop democrats are facing this year are not their grandfather s republican party. what i really said was that this is not even your father s republican party. these folks don t want to talk. these folks don t want to enter into a compromise. these folks don t want to come up with practical solutions.