The partisan push to ban books, curriculum, and pedagogy that helps students interrogate oppression continues rage. How can educators teach children to combat bias and racism when such topics are increasingly taboo and policed? What work needs to be done to put our ideals of liberty and justice into practice in our schools? Liz Kleinrock, who is an educator extraordinaire, a recipient of the Teaching Tolerance Award for Excellence in Teaching, and the author of the new book Start Here, Start Now: A Guide to Antibias and Antiracist Work in Your School Community, joins the show to help us explore these issues. But first, Jeff and Manuel take a look at recent headlines in education including a new study revealing racial bias in teacher evaluations and a sharp rise in public records requests as definitely-not-racist folks search for evidence of CRT in schools.
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AGENDA
0:00 - Welcome!
5:50 - Districts see increase in records requests
26:35 - Study reveals bias in teacher evaluations
40:33 - A conversation with Liz Kleinrock
1:09:54 - Periodic Table of Black History!
DO-NOW STORIES:
Article: Classroom Observations Biased Against Male, Black Teachers
Study: Classroom Observations Biased Against Male, Black Teachers
More from our guest:
Book: Start Here, Start Now: A Guide to Antibias and Antiracist Work in Your School Community
TED Talk: How to teach kids to talk about taboo topics
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