The Citizen Stewart Show

This week on The Citizen Stewart Show, Chris and Kate discuss the legacy of Brown v. Board of education, and the work we still need to do to realize its promise. It’s Been 70 Years Since Brown V. Board Of Education. The US Is Still Trying To Achieve The Promise Of Integration. (CNN, 5/17/24) We’d love to hear from you! Leave us a voicemail at (321) 213-9171‬ Or send us an email at citizenstewartshow@thebranchmedia.org

This week on The Citizen Stewart Show, Chris and Kate discuss the costs of educating our nation’s prisoners - and the costs of not educating them. More College Programs Are Slowly Coming Into Prisons (The Virginian-Pilot, 11/23/23) The Federal Government Is Shelling Out $130 Million To Bring Free College To About 30,000 Inmates In Places Like Folsom Prison (Fortune, 6/28/23) The Societal Benefits Of Postsecondary Prison Education (Brookings, 8/20/21) Serving Time or Wasting Time? (Rand, 2013) We’d love to hear from you! Leave us a voicemail at (321) 213-9171‬ Or send us an email at citizenstewartshow@thebranchmedia.org

This week on The Citizen Stewart Show, Kate interviews Chris about his recent shift in outlook, and his transformation into the so-called ‘President of Woke-istan’. We’d love to hear from you! Leave us a voicemail at (321) 213-9171‬ Or send us an email at citizenstewartshow@thebranchmedia.org

This week on The Citizen Stewart Show, Chris and Kate discussed how public schools can save themselves from the disrepair and disrepute they find themselves in.  Public school enrollment is falling nationwide, and Census Bureau data shows that K -12 enrollment continued its downward trajectory in 2022, and experts say it’s more than just declining birth rates. (NBC) Chronic absenteeism can be solved (EdWeek) Students losing ground in history and civics (MSN) Charter school enrollment is growing (NAPCS) A Case Study: Inside a rural Iowa school district’s fight to save public education (Iowa Capital Dispatch) We’d love to hear from you! Leave us a voicemail at (321) 213-9171‬ Or send us an email at citizenstewartshow@thebranchmedia.org

This week on The Citizen Stewart Show, Chris and Kate discussed the protests on college campuses across the nation.  Crackdowns on Protests Are Exposing Higher Ed’s Complicity in Israel’s Genocide (Truthout, 4/27/24) Campus Thuggery Is No Way to Cultivate Citizens (Education Next, 4/23/24) We’d love to hear from you! Leave us a voicemail at (321) 213-9171‬ Or send us an email at citizenstewartshow@thebranchmedia.org

This week on The Citizen Stewart Show, Chris and Kate discussed Netflix’s The Program: Cons, Cults and Kidnapping, and America’s ‘Troubled Teen Industry.’ --- And be sure to subscribe to The Branch’s new podcast NPU Live: The National Parent’s Union Podcast! Each week, Keri Rodrigues, Keri Tafshier Cosby, Ariel Taylor Smith, and Bernita Bradley dive into the issues that matter most: Education, economics, and the barriers our children face in today’s America.

This week on The Citizen Stewart Show, Chris and guest host Kate Malekoff discussed a hot topic: the debate over the value of a 4-year college degree versus career and technical education. Chris’s TikTok on the matter How Gen Z Is Becoming the Toolbelt Generation (WSJ, 4/1/24) ‘People Are Starting To Smell A Rat’: Mike Rowe Blasts 4-Year College Degrees, Calling Your Diploma On The Wall ‘a Receipt’ — Here’s What He Sees As A ‘Clear Path’ To Prosperity (MoneyWise, 4/12/24) Researchers Submitted 83,000 Fake Job Apps To See If The Biggest U.S. Companies Discriminate. Here’s What They Found (Fast Company, 4/11/24) Be sure to check out Chris’s appearance on Tim Pool’s pod! My Nemesis Invited Me To Tim Pool's Show (Citizen Stewart, 4/13/24) The Branch's series on "An Unbiased History of Israel/Palestine" is nominated for a Webby in the "Best Limited Series" category! Vote here: https://vote.webbyawards.com/PublicVoting#/2024/podcasts/limited-series-specials/news-politics We’d love to hear from you! Leave us a voicemail at (321) 213-9171‬ Or send us an email at citizenstewartshow@thebranchmedia.org

This week on The Citizen Stewart Show, Chris and Ravi discussed… What Public K-12 Teachers Want Americans To Know About Teaching (Pew, 4/4/24) It’s Even Bleaker for Teachers Than You Thought (Time, 4/4/24) Teacher Absenteeism Epitomizes Our Failed Pandemic Recovery (The Education Daily, 3/18/24) We’d love to hear from you! Leave us a voicemail at (321) 213-9171‬ Or send us an email at citizenstewartshow@thebranchmedia.org

This week on The Citizen Stewart Show, Chris and Ravi discussed teachers unions. What Lies Ahead For Teachers Unions’ Common Good Agendas (CRPE, 3/4/24) How Often Do Teacher Strikes Happen? (USA Facts, 4/5/23) Teachers Unions Are Bad for Teachers. Here’s Why (Discourse, 4/12/21) We’d love to hear from you! Leave us a voicemail at (321) 213-9171‬ Or send us an email at citizenstewartshow@thebranchmedia.org

This week on The Citizen Stewart Show, Chris and Kate discussed the proposed TikTok ban: House Tiktok Bill Gives Bytedance 6 Months To Sell. That’s Unlikely. (WaPo, 3/17/24) Lawmakers Are Trying To Ban Tiktok. But The App Is Hardly The Only Offender (CNN, 3/16/24) TikTok Prompts Users to Call Congress to Fight Possible Ban (NYT, 3/7/24) We’d love to hear from you! Leave us a voicemail at (321) 213-9171‬ Or send us an email at citizenstewartshow@thebranchmedia.org

This week on The Citizen Stewart Show, Chris and Ravi discussed what happens when celebrities like Mike Tyson, Andre Agassi, Diddy, Deon Sanders, LeBron James, or Tony Bennett start schools. We’d love to hear from you! Leave us a voicemail at (321) 213-9171‬ Or send us an email at citizenstewartshow@thebranchmedia.org

This week on The Citizen Stewart Show, Chris and Ravi discussed the possibilities for the future of education through an array of current approaches: Summit Public Schools Avalon Northwest Passages Academy  Wildflower Schools Goldwater Institute What Schools Could Be We’d love to hear from you! Leave us a voicemail at (321) 213-9171‬ Or send us an email at citizenstewartshow@thebranchmedia.org

This week on The Citizen Stewart Show, Chris and Ravi discussed the pros and cons of AI and the role of indoctrination in education. Should We Fear the Woke A.I.? (NYT, 2/24/24) The Deeper Problem With Google’s Racially Diverse Nazis (Atlantic, 2/26/24) Kids Get Schooled on Radical Politics (The Free Press, 2/22/24) The Right Has Been Pushing “Free-Market” Propaganda in US Public Schools for Over a Century (Jacobin, 6/12/23) We’d love to hear from you! Leave us a voicemail at (321) 213-9171‬ Or send us an email at citizenstewartshow@thebranchmedia.org

This week on The Citizen Stewart Show, Chris and Ravi discussed… Race And LGBTQ Issues In K-12 Schools: What Teachers, Teens And The U.S. Public Say About Current Curriculum Debates (Pew Research Center, 2/22/24) We’d love to hear from you! Leave us a voicemail at (321) 213-9171‬ Or send us an email at citizenstewartshow@thebranchmedia.org And if you’re in DC, come see Ravi debating ESAs live, this Thursday (or tune in online)! https://www.aei.org/events/education-policy-debate-should-democrats-support-education-savings-accounts/

This week on The Citizen Stewart Show, Chris sits down with William Horne to discuss the Great Replacement Theory and its insidious implications. We’d love to hear from you! Leave us a voicemail at (321) 213-9171‬ Or send us an email at citizenstewartshow@thebranchmedia.org

This week on The Citizen Stewart Show, Chris sits down with Drew Perkins to discuss how America’s founding ideals influence our schools today.  We’d love to hear from you! Leave us a voicemail at (321) 213-9171‬ Or send us an email at citizenstewartshow@thebranchmedia.org

This week on The Citizen Stewart Show, Chris and Ravi discussed the heated social media hearings in congress, and what it all means for our kids. Accusations, Tears And Rants: 5 Takeaways From Today’s Tech CEO Hearing (CNN, 1/31/24) A Balanced View Of Youth And Social Media (Mom Junction, 11/23/23) Florida Moves To Ban Social Media For Youth Under 16 (Axios, 1/25/24) We’d love to hear from you! Leave us a voicemail at (321) 213-9171‬ Or send us an email at citizenstewartshow@thebranchmedia.org

Ep 64 | The Authoritarian Christian Nationalist Plan for 2025 This week on The Citizen Stewart Show, Chris and Ravi discussed… The Project 2025 Presidential Transition Project Analysis Exposes Trumpian Project 2025 as 'Far-Right Playbook for American Authoritarianism' (Common Dreams, 11/13/23) ‘America Is Under Attack’: Inside the Anti-D.E.I. Crusade (NYT, 1/20/24) We’d love to hear from you! Leave us a voicemail at (321) 213-9171‬ Or send us an email at citizenstewartshow@thebranchmedia.org

This week on The Citizen Stewart Show, Chris and Ravi discussed what the rise of Moms for Liberty has wrought for our schools.  Moms For Liberty Co-Founder Defends De Facto Book Bans With 'Graphic' Example (MSNBC, 1/19/24) Is Moms For Liberty Collapsing In Florida And The Nation? (Tampa Bay Times, 12/7/23) Moms for Liberty Launches First New York City Chapter in Queens (The 74, 10/18/23) We’d love to hear from you! Leave us a voicemail at (321) 213-9171‬ Or send us an email at citizenstewartshow@thebranchmedia.org

This week on the Citizen Stewart show, Chris and Ravi talked about the realities of school closures and the cruelty of denying summer lunches to children in need.  Why Some States Are Opting Out of New Summer EBT Program (Chalkbeat, 1/10/24) Minnesota Schools Served 1 Million More Lunches In First Month Of Universal Free Meals (Axios, 1/10/24) Exclusive Data: Thousands of Schools at Risk of Closing Due to Enrollment Loss (The 74, 1/9/24) As Enrollment Declines, Districts Consider Closing Schools (EdWeek, 1/8/24) And read here about pathbreaking educator, the late Linda Brown. We’d love to hear from you! Leave us a voicemail at (321) 213-9171‬ Or send us an email at citizenstewartshow@thebranchmedia.org