Senior reporter at Mother Jones Ari Berman on Biden's ATL Voting Rights Speech 2022-01-12

Senior reporter at Mother Jones Ari Berman on Biden's ATL Voting Rights Speech:

Mother Jones Senior Reporter and author of Give us the Ballot Ari Berman joined us to discuss the pros and cons of the president’s speech and whether the president’s speech will move the needle on this issue.

Across the Country, Substitute Teachers Are In Demand

Giulia Heyward, reporter at the New York Times, joins The Takeaway to discuss the staffing shortage, what it’s meant for substitute teachers, and more.

The Dangers of Restricting Teachers From Teaching:

Last week, during an Indiana state senate committee hearing on an education bill, state senator Scott Baldwin argued that educators “need to be impartial” when teaching about Marxism, Nazism, and fascism. We spoke with Pedro A. Noguera, Dean of the Rossier School of Education at the University of Southern California, about the dangers of placing these limits on educators, and hear from Indiana teacher Matt Bockenfeld, whose comments sparked Senator Baldwin’s controversial remarks.

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