In Episode 23, Bill shares the story of a Moms for Liberty Charter School opening and their use of the 1776 Project curriculum. When then watch a PragerU cartoon where Christopher Columbus shrugs his shoulders at slavery.
PragerU video questioning human-caused climate change shown to Houston ISD students
The school district said in a statement it is no longer using content created by PragerU, a controversial Florida-based nonprofit that promotes conservative viewpoints. Its content has not been approved by the Texas Education Agency or State Board of Education.
The latest PragerU YTP reaction stream VOD is live!!
If you've never seen PragerU YTPs they really are something absurdly special (no, these heavily edited parody videos do not support prager's world view)
HB 544 “Divisive Concepts” bill prohibits teaching of racism, sexism, materials that claim “an individual, by virtue of his or her race or sex, is inherently racist, sexist, or oppressive, wh. consciously/unconsciously”
it’s what PragerU, a business/media shop (NOT a university) run by right-wing talk-show host Dennis Prager calls its videos & curriculum materials for school-age kids 🤦♀️
Florida & Oklahoma public school peddle PragerU materials