Ep.77 - Teach Truth ft. Jesse Hagopian

Teaching the Truth Amid Culture Wars and Backlash w/ Jesse Hagopian - Episode 77

With the sweeping passage of bills aiming to ban truthful teaching of America’s history and legacy of racism, educators across the USA are grappling with the spectre of being fired over something as simple as assigning a children’s book about integration. What’s really at stake when politicians strip away learning standards that uplift MLK and criticize the KKK? To help us understand the present culture wars and the increasingly rowdy scenes at school boards across the country, we’re joined by teacher, author, and activist Jesse Hagopian! Jesse is a high school Ethnic Studies teacher in Seattle, an editor for Rethinking Schools magazine, director of the Black Education Matters Student Activist Award, and a campaign organizer for the Zinn Education Project’s “Teach the Black Freedom Struggle.” But first, Jeff and Manuel take a look at recent headlines in education including a new report about the dwindling number of school librarians and new survey data out of California regarding how people feel about their public schools.

Episode 77 Headlines in Education

Jeff and Manuel examine recent headlines in education. A new report shows a troubling decline in the number of school librarians across the country, and a poll in California reveals how parents felt about the pandemic school year.

Episode 77 Seminar - #TeachTruth with Jesse Hagopian

Teacher, author, and activist Jesse Hagopian joins the show to help us understand the present culture wars surrounding the truthful teaching of America’s history and legacy of racism.