#806: On school boards, curriculum controversies, and a Parents’ Bill of Rights - 02/8/22

<p>On this week’s Education Gadfly Show podcast (listen on <a href='https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-education-gadfly-show/id141300917'>Apple Podcasts</a> and <a href='https://open.spotify.com/show/1sXrNFbba1PWSRdxBMQRyZ'>Spotify</a>), Robert Pondiscio, Mike Petrilli, and David Griffith discuss a school board’s controversial removal of a holocaust book from its district’s curriculum, and whether states should create a Parents’ Bill of Rights. Then, on the Research Minute, Amber Northern examines a study of summer employment’s effect on the academic outcomes of low-income, urban high schoolers.</p><p>You can find this and every episode on all major podcast platforms, as well as share it with friends.</p><p><b>Recommended content:</b></p><ul><li>Robert’s piece about the school board’s decision: “<a href='https://fordhaminstitute.org/national/commentary/maus-roared-who-do-you-want-decide-whats-best-kids'>The Maus that roared: Who do you want to decide what’s best for kids?</a>”</li><li>Dale Chu’s piece on Parents’ Bill of Rights: “<a href='https://fordhaminstitute.org/national/commentary/curriculum-transparency-trap'>The curriculum transparency trap</a>.”</li><li>The middle-school English curriculum mentioned during the podcast: <a href='https://eleducation.org/'>EL Education</a>.</li><li>The study that Amber reviewed on the Research Minute: Alicia Sasser Modestino and Richard Paulsen, “<a href='https://direct.mit.edu/edfp/article-abstract/doi/10.1162/edfp_a_00371/108949/School-s-Out-How-Summer-Youth-Employment-Programs?redirectedFrom=fulltext'>School’s Out: How Summer Youth Employment Programs Impact Academic Outcomes</a>,” <em>Education Finance and Policy</em> (January 2022).</li></ul><p><b>Feedback welcome!</b></p><p>Have ideas or feedback on our podcast? Send them to our podcast producer Pedro Enamorado at <a href='mailto:penamorado@fordhaminstitute.org'>penamorado@fordhaminstitute.org</a>.</p>