Public Education.
(Parts One, Two, and Three.)
Public education is a universal part of the American experience. Every one of us interacts with our system of education whether directly or through taxation. Since the nation's founding, a commitment to universal education has been a pillar of our society. More recently, however, public education has come under attack from several places. Some of the criticism is fair. But some of the sharpest attacks have been coordinated by far right extremists determined to break the system and replace it with private enterprises, faith-based curriculums or even...nothing. This episode combines our previous three-part series into one thorough, albeit incomplete, history of public education and the challenges it faces.
Show Notes
Clips
Episode Timestamp + Link | Clip Link
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00:00:32 | CNN: County board meeting erupts during school mask debate
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00:14:49 | Reuters: Chaos at Virginia school meeting over history and race
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00:21:24 | Edutopia: Howard Gardner on Multiple Intelligences
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00:24:55 | How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying: Coffee Break
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00:25:24 | Fox News: 'I'm shocked': 'Fox & Friends' reacts to election results
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00:25:28 | Fox News: Watters: There's just not the hatred for Biden as there is for Obama, Clintons
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00:25:33 | Majority Report: Ben Shapiro On The 'Red Trickle'
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00:25:37 | CNN: 'It's just ridiculous': Van Jones reacts to Graham's emotional plea on Fox
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00:31:09 | 12 News: Woman has anti-Semitic outburst at Chandler School Board meeting
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00:31:46 | ABC11: Go back to Mexico: Parent's racist remark interrupts anti-racism school board meeting
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00:54:21 | Dean Martin: Just a Little Bit South of North Carolina
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00:59:36 | United States Courts: Moments In History: Remembering Thurgood Marshall
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01:04:01 | AP Archive: Nixon Appoints Two Judges To Supreme Court
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01:12:13 | LibertyPen: Friedman & Sowell: Should Our School System Be Privatized?
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01:16:39 | BasicEconomics: Milton Friedman - Public Schools / Voucher System
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01:19:25 | The Uptake: Franken Opposes Betsy DeVos Nomination
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01:22:55 | ABC News: Rick Perry's 'Oops' Moment at 2011 Presidential Debate
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01:30:21| PBS NewsHour: Why Education Secretary Duncan is Under Fire
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01:33:52 | Bill Clinton In 1999: Charter Schools Are “Innovative” And Promote “Excellence And Competition”
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01:57:15 | PragerU: Why Teachers Unions Don't Want School Choice
Resources
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World Socialist Web Site: 2.6 million US educators and staff quit public K-12 and higher education jobs during pandemic
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National Center for Education Statistics: Public School Enrollment
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The Nation’s Report Card: Student Performance Across Subjects
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National Center for Education Statistics: Total number of public school teachers and percentage of public school teachers in a union or employees' association, by selected school characteristics: 2015–16
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Resilient Educator: Your Guide to Education Lingo
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Learning Journals: What Are the Different Pedagogical Approaches to Learning?
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Rasmussen University: What Is Reggio Emilia? Your Guide to This Child-Driven Approach
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Stanford: An Introduction to Design Thinking
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Understood: Understanding IEPs
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Resilient Educator: Project Based Learning: A Hands On Approach To Teaching
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Bookshop.org: Mindset: The New Psychology of Success
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National Association for Science, Medicine and Engineering: The Integration of the Humanities and Arts with Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine in Higher Education: Branches from the Same Tree
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Resilient Educator: Why the “A” in STEAM Education is Just As Important As Every Other Letter
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U.S. News: IB vs. AP: Discover the Differences
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Peter G. Peterson Foundation: How Is K-12 Education Funded?
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Pew Charitable Trusts: ‘Lost Decade’ Casts a Post-Recession Shadow on State Finances
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National Center for Education Statistics: Long-term trends in reading and mathematics achievement
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The Heritage Foundation: The Battle Over Parents’ Rights in Education Is Just Getting Started
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The Heritage Foundation: America’s School Choice Moment Can’t Be Missed at Midterm Elections
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Bookshop: Race to the Bottom
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Teaching American History: Letter to Nathaniel Banks
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National Archives: Brown v. Board of Education (1954)
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National Center For Education Statistics: Results from the NAEP 2022 Mathematics & Reading Assessments at Grades 4 & 8
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OECD.org: Rankings
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National Foundation for Educational Research: OECD Funding Models
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Peter G. Peterson Foundation: How Is K-12 Education Funded?
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Resilient Educator: Your Guide to Education Lingo
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Pew Research Center: Religion in the Public Schools
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Salon: Florida ranked No. 1 for "education freedom" — by right-wing group that wants to privatize it all
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Heritage Foundation: Education Freedom Report Card
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The New York Times: Profits and Questions at Online Charter Schools
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NY Daily News: Fix this wasteful federal charter-school fund
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The Nation’s Report Card: Student Performance Across Subjects
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EdWeek: Lawmakers, Education Secretary Clash Over Charter School Rules
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Teaching Certification: Education Spending by State – How does your state compare?
Book Love
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Derek W. Black: Schoolhouse Burning: Public Education and the Assault on American Democracy
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Samuel Eliot Morison, Henry Steele Commager and William E. Leuchtenburg: A Concise History of the American Republic: Volume 1
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Howard Gardner: Frames of Mind: The Theory of Multiple Intelligences
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Nelson Lichtenstein: State of the Union: A Century of American Labor
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Nancy McLean: Democracy in Chains: The Deep History of the Radical Right's Stealth Plan for America
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