Biden in Trouble, Smartphone Ban, Homeschooling’s Rise, Good Economic News
Ep. 175 w/ Show Notes
A new poll shows President Biden trailing Donald Trump in five out of six key swing states just a year before the 2024 election. Ravi and Rikki discuss the poll’s confirmation that the American public has widespread concerns about Biden's age and performance and how the Democratic Party should respond.
Once a fringe movement, homeschooling is now the fastest-growing form of education in America. The hosts break down the reasons the movement has finally caught on and which students the newest forms of homeschooling now support.
Finally, Ravi and Rikki take a look at the American economy. The Fed and Treasury released its 2022 data from the Survey of Consumer Finances (SCF), which showed a vast majority of Americans are doing much better than in recent history. But with the general public not feeling its positive effect, are storm clouds on the horizon?
TIMESTAMPS
Biden in Trouble - 1:59
Homeschooling’s Rise - 17:21
Good Economic News - 37:24
Voicemail - 52:56
Biden in Trouble
Trump Leads in 5 Critical States as Voters Blast Biden, Times/Siena Poll Finds (New York Times, 11/5/23)
An ominous poll for Democrats, and what it says about a Biden alternative (Washington Post, 11/6/23)
Democrats Express Deep Anxiety as Polls Show Biden Trailing Trump (New York Times, 11/5/23)
How Much Does Homeschooling Cost? (Parents, 8/23/23)
Smartphone Ban
Banning Smartphones at Schools: Research Points to Higher Test Scores, Less Anxiety, More Exercise (The 74 Million, 10/11/23)
Get Phones Out of Schools Now (The Atlantic, 6/6/23)
Teaching Like A Champion With Doug Lemov (The Branch, 2/10/23)
Homeschooling’s Rise
Home schooling’s rise from fringe to fastest-growing form of education (Washington Post, 10/31/23)
The Post examined home schooling’s surge in the U.S. Here’s what we found. (Washington Post, 10/31/23)
Homeschooling has ballooned since the advent of the pandemic, growing by more than 100 percent in some states, according to new data from Washington Post. (Reason, 11/4/23)
Do you know where your kids go every day? (After Babel, 11/6/23)
Clueless John Oliver Calls For States To Crack Down On Post-Covid Homeschooling Wave (The Federalist, 10/31/23)
Home schooling today is less religious and more diverse, poll finds (Washington Post, 9/26/23)
For many home-schoolers, parents are no longer doing the teaching (Washington Post, 8/17/23)
Homeschooling Has Increased by Over 50 Percent Since 2018 (Reason, 11/1/23)
I've Been To Over 20 Homeschool Conferences. The Things I've Witnessed At Them Shocked Me. (Huffington Post, 10/29/23)
Homeschooling is booming. How can the U.S. get it right? (Yahoo News, 10/17/23)
The pandemic has had devastating impacts on learning. What will it take to help students catch up? (Brookings Institute, 3/3/22)
‘Education’s Long COVID’: New Data Shows Recovery Stalled for Most Students (The 74 Million, 7/11/23)
Recent school year saw little academic recovery, new study finds (Chalkbeat, 7/10/23)
6 things we've learned about how the pandemic disrupted learning (NPR, 7/22/23)
This teacher shortage solution has gone viral. But does it work? (NPR, 10/26/23)
Teacher shortages continue to plague US: 86% of public schools struggle to hire educators (USA Today, 10/17/23)
Good Economic News
Great news about American wealth (Noahpinion, 10/26/23)
Housing market experiencing 'something of an earthquake' (Yahoo, 11/3/23)
The US Housing Market Has Become an Impossible Mess (Bloomberg, 11/2/23)
Voters Aren’t Believing in Bidenomics (New York Times, 11/6/23)
Why Biden’s strong economy feels so bad to most Americans (CNN, 9/7/23)
US economy going strong under Biden – Americans don’t believe it (The Guardian, 9/15/23)
The Bad-Vibes Economy (The Atlantic, 7/14/23)
The Economy Is Great. Why Do Americans Blame Biden? (Wall Street Journal, 10/18/23)
Why so many Americans are unhappy about the economy (Brookings Institute, 9/14/23)
October Jobs Report: U.S. Job Growth Shows Signs of Slowdown (New York Times, 11/3/23)
Sharp U.S. Hiring Slowdown Signals Cooling Economy Ahead (Wall Street Journal, 11/3/23)
‘Jumbled mess’: The Bidenomics brand leaves nearly everyone — including Biden — baffled (NBC News, 11/5/23)