Episodes about Politics in the Classroom Featured Jul 25, 2025 When "Good Citizens" Disagree: An Educational Historian Weighs in on the Competing Visions for American Schools (Ep. 44) Jul 25, 2025 Jul 25, 2025 Jul 8, 2025 Bruce Wasser Helped Students Stand Up For Principle. Do We Want More Teachers Like That? (Ep. 43) Jul 8, 2025 Jul 8, 2025 Mar 20, 2025 Democracies Cannot Survive Without Quality Education. A Conversation with Author Brook Manville (Ep. 40) Mar 20, 2025 Mar 20, 2025 Mar 20, 2025 Character Education is Essential (and Unavoidable). How To Do It Well (Ep. 39) Mar 20, 2025 Mar 20, 2025 Jan 3, 2025 Getting Students (and Adults) to Respect One Another’s Dignity - A Conversation with Tim Shriver (Ep. 36) Jan 3, 2025 Jan 3, 2025 Dec 12, 2024 Schools Are Abandoning DEI. How a Different Approach Can Preserve It (Ep. 35) Dec 12, 2024 Dec 12, 2024 Oct 27, 2024 Teachers Are Afraid to Talk About the 2024 Election (Ep. 34) Oct 27, 2024 Oct 27, 2024 Apr 3, 2024 Politics in the Classroom in these Divided Times? Now More Than Ever, says Educator Diana Hess (Ep. 24) Apr 3, 2024 Apr 3, 2024 Mar 23, 2024 A Conversation with Daniel Buck- Defender of the Education Culture Wars (Ep. 23) Mar 23, 2024 Mar 23, 2024 Mar 6, 2024 Do Discomfort, Anguish, and Divisive Concepts Belong in the Classroom? A Conversation about Free Speech in Public Schools (Ep. 22) Mar 6, 2024 Mar 6, 2024 Dec 22, 2023 When Homeschooling Fails Should the Government Step In? (Ep. 21) Dec 22, 2023 Dec 22, 2023 Nov 28, 2023 A Courageous Conversation with a Transgender Educator (Ep. 20) Nov 28, 2023 Nov 28, 2023 May 31, 2023 The Pushback Against Social Emotional Learning. Where it's Coming from and How it Hurts Children (Ep. 16) May 31, 2023 May 31, 2023 May 30, 2023 Thriving in Turbulent Times: Why Social Emotional Learning (SEL) is Essential (Ep. 15) May 30, 2023 May 30, 2023 May 15, 2023 The Latest Culture War Dustup: Balancing Parent Rights with Student Rights (Ep. 14) May 15, 2023 May 15, 2023 May 3, 2023 Taking a Stand Against Antisemitism in Schools (Ep. 13) May 3, 2023 May 3, 2023 Jan 3, 2023 Book Bans Exposed: Who Decides What Students Can Read? (Ep. 10) Jan 3, 2023 Jan 3, 2023 Oct 20, 2022 Weston Brown's Story: A Family and School Tragedy (Ep. 8) Oct 20, 2022 Oct 20, 2022 Oct 8, 2022 Forbidden Topics: Are Schools Hiding the Truth from Students? (Ep. 7) Oct 8, 2022 Oct 8, 2022 Sep 17, 2022 Culture Wars Claim an Educational Hero: The Tragic Departure of Teacher of the Year Willie Carver (Ep. 5) Sep 17, 2022 Sep 17, 2022 Jun 10, 2022 Gender and Sexual Identity in Schools: A Battle at the Epicenter of the Culture Wars (Ep. 4) Jun 10, 2022 Jun 10, 2022 Mar 20, 2022 Are Teachers Really Indoctrinating Students? (Ep. 1) Mar 20, 2022 Mar 20, 2022 Popular Categories RACE, RACISM, & ANTISEMITISM POLITICS IN THE CLASSROOM GENDER & SEXUAL IDENTITY FREE SPEECH IN THE CLASSROOM VIEW ALL EPISODES