The War on Education
The right-wing war on education is well-documented. The battleground extends from elementary and middle school all the way up to Harvard and Columbia. Books have been cut from curricula and pulled from school library shelves. Teachers have been fired. Schools that teach critical race theory and diversity, equity, and inclusion are being threatened with defunding. The radical right wants to control what is being taught. They want to turn the educational system into an indoctrination machine. Their goal includes plans to abolish the Department of Education. Students who peacefully protest and exercise their First Amendment rights have been, in some cases, suspended, expelled, and even denied their diplomas. Some international students have had their visas cancelled and may face deportation. Jesse Hagopian says what’s at stake is the freedom to expose injustice and to tell the truth.
Speaker
Jesse Hagopian
Jesse Hagopian is a Seattle-based educator who has taught in public schools for over twenty years. He is the director of the Zinn Education Project’s Teaching for Black Lives Campaign. He is an editor of Rethinking Schools and the author of Teach Truth: The Struggle for Antiracist Education.
Dora –
Superb!
Fluent in every way.
Thomas Stubbs –
Brilliant talk. I am distributing the source to fellow professors and administrations.
From Liz in CT (verified owner) –
I just listened to Jesse’s talk, and his confident resistance makes me smile! Thanks for putting him on!
anonymous –
Finally! a broadcast that mentions John Brown. We should all be paying special attention to the unbelievably selfless and difficult work Brown’s entire family did for us in these dark times.
Estela –
Amazing! Im grateful for truth tellers and educators.
Al not AI –
Amazing. Calling out the uncritical race theorists killing education.
George Haselton –
Im going to share this with my friends who consider themselves Right wing.