This week on The Citizen Stewart Show, Chris interviewed…

• Janelle Wood, President of The Black Mothers Forum
  • Black Arizona Mothers Launch Micro-Schools To Foster Safe, Supportive Learning Environments (Black Enterprise, 1/27/22)

• And Bernita Bradley, founder of Engaged Detroit
  • The Rise of Black Homeschooling (The New Yorker, 6/21/21)

This week on The Citizen Stewart Show, Chris and Ravi discussed what’s making them think: 

• Asbury Park Third-Graders Need More Than Phonics To Learn to Read: Here’s What We’re Missing (NJ Education Report, 4/18/23)
• Students Are Ditching College For Trade Programs Teaching Hard Skills: ‘Finally, I Feel Like I’m Going To Accomplish Something In Life’ (Fortune, 4/17/23)

Chris and Ravi debate their pieces about education messaging in upcoming elections:

• Ravi’s: Is The GOP Winning The Education Message Wars? (Imbroglio, 3/28/23)

• Chris’: Neither Political Party Has An ‘Education’ Message Worth Hearing (Always Learning, 4/3/23)

• Plus some discussion of our Regressives episodes about affirmative action:
  • A Funeral For Affirmative Action
  • The Problem With College Admissions

Also, make sure to check out our Sweat the Technique podcast, featuring veteran educators talking about lessons learned from schools. 

And we’ve rebranded! We’re now The Branch. Read all about it here.

This week on The Citizen Stewart Show, Chris and guest host Stacey Shells Harvey (from the Sweat the Technique podcast) discussed…

• Black homeschooling and educational autonomy:
  • Black Families Look to Continue Pod Schooling Movement Beyond Pandemic (The 74, 11/17/22)

• And the differential treatment of black and white girls in public education:
  • Angel Reese Can Shine as Brightly as She Wants (Atlantic, 4/5/23)

This week on The Citizen Stewart Show, Chris and special guest host Rikki Schlott discussed…

• Gen Z Former Social Media Addict Knows Instagram Destroys Young Lives (New York Post, 9/25/21)

• Don’t Let Politics Cloud Your View of What’s Going On With Teens and Depression (NYT, 2/24/23)

• Why the Mental Health of Liberal Girls Sank First and Fastest (After Babel, 3/1/23)

This week on The Citizen Stewart Show, Chris and Ravi discussed…

What’s making them think: 

• Utah’s New Social Media Law Means Children Will Need Approval From Parents (NPR, 3/24/23)
• The Status Of Anti-Drag Show Bills Across The Country (Time, 3/15/23)