Politics with Paul #53: Education Policy's Impact on Civic Engagement w/ Shaka Mitchell
Update: 2025-08-12
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Shaka Mitchell joins the podcast today to discuss how we can change education policy to positively improve civic engagement among both students and parents. Shaka is a senior fellow with the American Federation for Children, a professor of constitutional law at Belmont University, and an attorney.
How does how we teach our kids (and adults) about the political process affect how invested people are in politics? Where are the areas most in need of improvement? How can parents better facilitate civic engagement in students? How do we use education to reconnect citizens to the political process. Tune in to hear Shaka's insights on these questions and much more!
(0:00 ) Intro: Shaka Mitchell, Political Engagement and Education Policy
(2:08 ) Why Shaka Studies Education Policy's Effect on Engagement
(5:32 ) Shaka's Work with AFC, Young People's Political Engagement
(8:59 ) Political Engagement Through Professor/Lawyer's Lens
(12:53 ) Are College Students Skeptical of Political Content?
(16:16 ) Biggest Issues with Nation's Schools Regarding Political Engagement
(21:04 ) Balancing Protecting Students with Challenging Their Views
(28:21 ) Could a Civics Bee Enhance Political Engagement?
(31:41 ) Parental Impact on Students' Civic Engagement
(37:19 ) Improving Adult Civic Engagement with Continuing Education Policy
(41:52 ) Impact of Citizen Distrust of Government on Civic Education Policy
(47:27 ) How Do We Reconnect Citizens with the Political Process?
(52:34 ) Will Improving Civic Education Policy Decrease Our Polarization?
(59:16 ) Today's Random Question: Cool Places to Grow Up
(1:02:10 ) Closing, Shaka's Media, My Media
How does how we teach our kids (and adults) about the political process affect how invested people are in politics? Where are the areas most in need of improvement? How can parents better facilitate civic engagement in students? How do we use education to reconnect citizens to the political process. Tune in to hear Shaka's insights on these questions and much more!
Shaka's links:
- Shaka's SubStack: https://shakamitchell.substack.com/
- TED talk "Can Helicopter Parents Save Our Struggling Schools?": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XR-9C8xEwuo
My links:
- Buy my book on Amazon (ebook and paperback): https://www.amazon.com/Why-Independents-Rarely-Win-Elections-ebook/dp/B09K8PYM5J/
- Download my FREE 5-day educational email course: https://detoxifyamericanpolitics.com/
- My website: https://paulrader.org/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/PaulRaderWrites
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/paulrader352/
- Medium: https://paulrader-42650.medium.com/
- Email: paulraderwrites@gmail.com
- Matchmaker FM profile for booking me on your podcast: https://www.matchmaker.fm/podcast-guest/paul-rader-329e65
(0:00 ) Intro: Shaka Mitchell, Political Engagement and Education Policy
(2:08 ) Why Shaka Studies Education Policy's Effect on Engagement
(5:32 ) Shaka's Work with AFC, Young People's Political Engagement
(8:59 ) Political Engagement Through Professor/Lawyer's Lens
(12:53 ) Are College Students Skeptical of Political Content?
(16:16 ) Biggest Issues with Nation's Schools Regarding Political Engagement
(21:04 ) Balancing Protecting Students with Challenging Their Views
(28:21 ) Could a Civics Bee Enhance Political Engagement?
(31:41 ) Parental Impact on Students' Civic Engagement
(37:19 ) Improving Adult Civic Engagement with Continuing Education Policy
(41:52 ) Impact of Citizen Distrust of Government on Civic Education Policy
(47:27 ) How Do We Reconnect Citizens with the Political Process?
(52:34 ) Will Improving Civic Education Policy Decrease Our Polarization?
(59:16 ) Today's Random Question: Cool Places to Grow Up
(1:02:10 ) Closing, Shaka's Media, My Media
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