Biden’s Standoff, Kamala’s Rise, Homeschooling Revolution
Ep. 233 w/ show notes
Ravi kicks off the show by taking stock of the continued fallout from President Biden’s disastrous debate performance. He then welcomes Laura Meckler, national education reporter for The Washington Post, to discuss the evolution of homeschooling and the discourse surrounding it, from funding to regulation and accountability.
Biden’s Standoff [0:01]
The Conspiracy of Silence to Protect Joe Biden (New York Magazine, 7/6/24) Biden says he will stay in the race and disputes low approval rating (ABC News, 7/5/24)
Chaos erupts at press briefing as Jean-Pierre refuses to explain Parkinson’s expert’s 8 visits (New York Post, 7/8/24)
Biden says debate performance was 'bad episode' (ABC News, 7/5/24)
Overwhelming majority of Americans think Biden is too old for another term: POLL (ABC News, 2/11/24)
The Democrats Who Care More About Their Careers Than Beating Trump (New York Magazine, 7/8/24)
Parkinson’s Expert Visited the White House Eight Times in Eight Months (New York Times, 7/8/24)
Biden Tries to Tamp Down Democrats’ Talk of New Candidate (Wall Street Journal, 7/8/24)
Jon Stewart Examines Biden’s Future Amidst Calls For Him to Drop Out (The Daily Show, 7/8/24)
The Problem With Coronating Kamala Harris (The Atlantic, 7/9/24)
Biden Aides Wrote Questions for Radio Hosts Who Interviewed Him (Wall Street Journal, 7/6/24)
Sen. Mark Warner works to gather Senate Democrats to ask Biden to exit race (Washington Post, 7/5/24)
What Lessons Do the Stunning Results of the French Election Offer? (New York Magazine, 7/9/24)
5 things to know about France’s messy election (Politico, 7/8/24)
U.K. Labour Party wins landslide in British election (NPR, 7/5/24)
Johns Hopkins med school will be free for most after $1 billion donation (Axios, 7/8/24)
Homeschooling Revolution [26:29]
DREAM TOWN: Shaker Heights and the Quest for Racial Equity (Laura Meckler, 8/22/23)
Home-schoolers dismantled state oversight. Now they fear pushback. (Washington Post, 12/28/23)
Home schooling’s rise from fringe to fastest-growing form of education (Washington Post, 10/31/23)
How a true believer’s flawed research helped legitimize (Washington Post, 12/11/23)
The Post examined home schooling’s surge in the U.S. Here’s what we found. (Washington Post, 12/31/23)
Home schooling today is less religious and more diverse, poll finds (Washington Post, 10/26/23)
For many home-schoolers, parents are no longer doing the teaching (Washington Post, 8/17/23)
Billions in taxpayer dollars now go to religious schools via vouchers (Washington Post, 6/3/24)
Oklahoma court rejects proposed religious public charter school (Washington Post, 6/25/24)
Lawsuit: Northwestern’s law school is biased against White men in hiring (Washington Post, 7/2/24)
70 years later, 1 in 3 Black people say integration didn’t help Black students (Washington Post, 5/17/24)
In states with laws targeting LGBTQ issues, school hate crimes quadrupled (Washington Post, 3/13/24)
Supreme Court offers possible road map for schools to diversify top programs (Washington Post, 2/25/24)
Red states strike deals to show controversial conservative videos in schools (Washington Post, 6/13/24)
Liberals try to reclaim ‘parents’ rights’ from conservatives in education (Washington Post, 6/12/23)
Black Families Turn to Microschools and Homeschool for ‘Safety’ in Education (EdSurge, 7/12/24)
How Illinois’ hands-off approach to homeschooling leaves children at risk (St Louis NPR, 6/12/24)
What home schooling hides: A boy tortured and starved by his stepmom (Washington Post, 12/2/23)
Children Deserve Uniform Standards in Homeschooling (Scientific American, 5/14/24)
Homeschoolers Embrace AI, Even As Many Educators Keep It at Arms’ Length (The 74, 6/25/24)
Hope for New York’s Homeschoolers (City Journal, 5/20/24)
Bill would open Missouri public school sports to homeschool students (Missouri Independent, 12/26/23)
Homeschooling: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO, 10/9/23)