"Now, ask yourself which type of political agenda has had this kind of influence on education. Liberal or conservative?"

Does it really matter? Schools should be giving facts and not following some party line. While it does seem like conservatives are trying to force their values into the classroom (witness the new battles with evolution and creationism), I like to think that most teachers do not use the classroom as a soapbox. Maybe I was lucky, but schools in my day taught me to think for myself and how to find information.

If we have to pick sides, I would hope that liberal education (not liberal or conservative politics) are taught in schools. Based on the definition of the word, we would like to see students questioning data and ideas and not following a conservative approach which would seem to stick to one side of the story.

I may have misunderstood the point you were trying to make Martin, and if so, please forgive me.