Ramifications of No Reagan Revolution?

POD 1: Starting 1982, '83, '84, more liberal and leftie parents begin homeschooling their children because they think standard school is too authoritarian, plus it's not doing a good job preparing young people for a more free-form, post-industrial economy. In addition, learning differences such as dyslexia, ADHD, and Aspergers-Autism Spectrum are recognized a decade or two earlier, and schools are seemingly unable to really roll with the fact that different children roll in different ways.

And most importantly, when evangelical families start to occasionally homeschool their children, the liberal and leftie families stand up for them and say, hey, a religious or spiritual family has the same rights as any other family. In fact, the secular families give practical advice, Oh, yes, you can homeschool on academics and still participate in debate team, choir, track, etc, etc.

For example, in OTL no less an athlete than Tim Tebow was homeschooled in academics and yet fully participated with a local team in sports! So, just shift this timeline earlier, have homeschooling first become a "thing" among left-leaning parents (although probably never going much beyond 5%) and have these parents matter-of-factly stand up for evangelical Christian parents.

What about changes in social culture?
 
I wonder what the reduction in prison costs would be from that last? Hw would it compare with alternatives like continuing to let the druggies continue on, or a probation/rehab combination? Either of those leaves a number of otherwise imprisoned men and women involved in the economy with whatever effect that has.
 
Any other effects people want to speculate on? I don't remember if anyone posted about this, so I'll ask again. How do you think pop culture would be affected since the President ITTL, unlike Reagan, would not enforce patriotism, would not be as hawkish towards the USSR or in general, would not care nearly as much about "morality" and would take action against issues such as AIDS early on.
 
Defense spending - would others ramp up the US military that Reagan did. He brought pride back into service. Weapons development was needed, the USA had a jump start on stealth technology in the 1980's.
The Soviets could not provide guns and butter to keep up.

Culturally - Star Wars, Indiana Jones, Rocky were guarantees at the movies no matter who is POTUS. Top Gun may be a Reagan movie as it appears to be inspired by the pride that Reagan placed back into serving in the military. Probably no A Team on TV. Maybe Arnold S. was the most beneficiary of a more militaristic USA. It made him at the movies and set him up for politics. Where would Michael J. Fox be without his role as Alex P. Keaton the conservative Republican in family Ties. Without his family ties role, would he be in Back to the Future or Teen Wolf? He would still be on Family Ties, but maybe not as popular as the focus would be on the hippie parents as they raise a family.
 
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