Abrego Garcia, Powell v. Trump, Education Battles
Ep. 318 w/ Shownotes
Ravi dives into the breaking news of the day, from the Trump administration’s continued attacks on due process and the political meddling at the Fed that could tank the economy, to the latest federal funding threats facing universities.
He then sits down with Dana Goldstein of The New York Times to unpack the Trump administration’s aggressive intervention in K-12 education, from targeting DEI efforts to threatening Title I funding and issue vague policies around civil rights law. They explore why it’s caused conservatives to flip the script on federal overreach and invoke Brown v. Board to justify crackdowns on local initiatives. Finally, they take a closer look at the rise of Education Savings Accounts, the politics of school choice, and the aftershocks both parties may face from these rapidly evolving education policies.
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@Ike_Saul (X, 4/22/25)
Trump Targets K-12 (The New York Times, 4/17/25)
Title VI of the Civil Rights Act in Light of Students for Fair Admissions v. Harvard (Department of Education, 2/14/25)
New Hampshire federal judge to rule on whether to block Trump anti-DEI push in public schools (Maine Morning Star, 4/21/25)
A Legal Battle Over Trump’s Threats to Public School Funding Has Begun (The New York Times, 4/17/25)
School Vouchers Won in Texas. Next Up, the Nation. (The New York Times, 4/17/25)
Harvard Is Suing the Trump Administration (The Wall Street Journal, 4/21/25)
Should Democrats Support Education Savings Accounts? (AEI, 3/21/24)
Recession Risk, Tariff Takes, Class v. Race (Lost Debate, 4/9/25)
College Admissions in a Post-Affirmative Action America With Jeannie Suk Gersen (Lost Debate, 10/12/23)
The Trump Education Agenda (Lost Debate, 12/4/24)
The Costly Legacy of College DEI (Lost Debate, 12/17/24)
The Red State Education Revolution (Lost Debate, 9/8/24)
The End of Affirmative Action (Lost Debate, 6/30/23)
Threads Explosion, Student Debt Fight, Affirmative Action Future (Lost Debate, 7/11/23)
The Problem with College Admissions (The Regressives, 12/22/22)
A Funeral For Affirmative Action (The Regressives, 10/30/22)
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