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Episode 04

The Midterm Elections, Smartphones in Schools, and Eugenics in Standardized Testing

This week on The Citizen Stewart Show, Chris and Ravi discussed…what’s making them hopeful 'Turnout for Young People Was the Second Highest Its Been in the Past 30 Years (NPR, 11/10/22)', what’s making them think, 'This School Took Away Smartphones. The Kids Don’t Mind. (Wall Street Journal, 11/5/22)', and then discussed what’s making them mad 'Why Aren’t We Talking About Eugenics in School Assessments? (Learning Equity Center)'.

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This week on The Citizen Stewart Show, Chris and Ravi debated…
What’s making them hopeful:

Turnout for Young People Was the Second Highest Its Been in the Past 30 Years (NPR, 11/10/22)

The School-Choice Election Wave (Wall Street Journal, 11/10/22)

GOP School Boards: How Republicans Fared in School Board Elections All Over the Country (USA Today, 11/9/22)

What’s making them think:

This School Took Away Smartphones. The Kids Don’t Mind. (Wall Street Journal, 11/5/22)

Take Away Their Cell Phones (Education Next)

Then discussed what’s making them mad:

Why Aren’t We Talking About Eugenics in School Assessments? (Learning Equity Center)

Why the Academic Achievement Gap is a Racist Idea (Black Perspectives, 10/20/16)

The Racist Beginnings of Standardized Testing (NEA, 3/20/21)