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Meet The Parents Taking Over School Boards

Meet The Parents Taking Over School Boards

FromThe Assignment with Audie Cornish


Meet The Parents Taking Over School Boards

FromThe Assignment with Audie Cornish

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Length:
36 minutes
Released:
Nov 17, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

For decades, parents have been passionate about what their children learn in school. In 1970s West Virginia they protested over diverse textbooks, in 2022 it’s the handling of the pandemic and issues of gender and race. In this episode, Audie talks to two parent activists turned elected school board officials about what motivated them to run for office and the changes they hope to make while in power.To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy
Released:
Nov 17, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

Fiery Twitter threads and endless news notifications never capture the full story. Each week on The Assignment, host Audie Cornish pulls listeners out of their digital echo chambers to hear from the people who live the headlines. From the sex work economy to the battle over what’s taught in classrooms, no topic is off the table. Listen to The Assignment every Thursday.