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A Word: Shut Up and Teach?

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English - January 15, 2023 08:00 - 23 minutes - ★★★★★ - 5.5K ratings
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Florida’s Stop W.O.K.E. Act has been law for less than a year. And while court challenges persist, it’s already having a chilling effect on many educators who teach about race. On today’s episode of A Word, Jason Johnson is joined by Jonathan Cox, a University of Central Florida Professor of Sociology. Cox recently spoke with ProPublica about how the crusade against critical race theory led him to cancel some classes and alter others.

Guest: University of Central Florida Sociologist Jonathan Cox

Podcast production by Kristie Taiwo-Makanjuola

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Florida’s Stop W.O.K.E. Act has been law for less than a year. And while court challenges persist, it’s already having a chilling effect on many educators who teach about race. On today’s episode of A Word, Jason Johnson is joined by Jonathan Cox, a University of Central Florida Professor of Sociology. Cox recently spoke with ProPublica about how the crusade against critical race theory led him to cancel some classes and alter others.


Guest: University of Central Florida Sociologist Jonathan Cox


Podcast production by Kristie Taiwo-Makanjuola


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