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Meet The Students Challenging Book Bans

Meet The Students Challenging Book Bans

FromThe Assignment with Audie Cornish


Meet The Students Challenging Book Bans

FromThe Assignment with Audie Cornish

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Length:
32 minutes
Released:
Nov 16, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

We are revisiting the public school culture wars – this time, from the perspective of students. What have we learned from the kids who are fighting against book bans? How has the war over books sparked a backlash to the so-called parents’ rights movement?  
We call up two busy teen activists – Da’Taeveyon Daniels in Texas and Eliza Lane in Florida – to find out. And CNN correspondent Elle Reeve, who covers how extremism percolates into everyday life, puts the board room debates over what kids should and shouldn’t read into a national context.  
To hear from the perspective of two concerned parents, check out our very first episode “Meet The Parents Taking Over School Boards,”which we released one year ago today. 
Thank you for calling in with your assignments for us at (202) 854-8802. And thank you for listening.  
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Released:
Nov 16, 2023
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.