The Citizen Stewart Show

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Ep 63 | Moms For Liberty Jan 23, 2024

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This week on The Citizen Stewart Show, Chris and Ravi discussed what the rise of Moms for Liberty has wrought for our schools.

Moms For Liberty Co-Founder Defends De Facto Book Bans With 'Graphic' Example (MSNBC, 1/19/24)

Is Moms For Liberty Collapsing In Florida And The Nation? (Tampa Bay Times, 12/7/23)

Moms for Liberty Launches First New York City Chapter in Queens (The 74, 10/18/23)

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Ep 62 | Closing Schools and Canceling Summer Lunches for Kids Jan 17, 2024

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This week on the Citizen Stewart show, Chris and Ravi talked about the realities of school closures and the cruelty of denying summer lunches to children in need.

Why Some States Are Opting Out of New Summer EBT Program (Chalkbeat, 1/10/24)

Minnesota Schools Served 1 Million More Lunches In First Month Of Universal Free Meals (Axios, 1/10/24)

Exclusive Data: Thousands of Schools at Risk of Closing Due to Enrollment Loss (The 74, 1/9/24)

As Enrollment Declines, Districts Consider Closing Schools (EdWeek, 1/8/24)

And read here about pathbreaking educator, the late Linda Brown.

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Ep 61 | The Curious Case of Claudine Gay Jan 09, 2024

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This week on The Citizen Stewart Show, Chris and Ravi discussed Claudine Gay’s tumultuous exit from Harvard, and its wider implications for higher ed.

When Free Speech and Racist Speech Collide (Inside Higher Ed, 6/22/20)
As Campuses Reel, A Reminder Of The First Amendment’s Boundaries (FIRE,11/3/23)
Bill Ackman’s Campaign Against Harvard Followed Years of Resentment (NYT, 12/12/23)
Supremacists on Campus (Inside Higher Ed, 8/13/17)

AND 2023 Achievements that should give us hope

Erin Reed details the wins that transgender Americans had last year.
UNAIDS’s new report shows that AIDS can be ended by 2030 and outlines the path to get there.
PBS reports researchers are making significant progress in mapping vital organs like the lung and brain while also striving to increase diversity in medical datasets, with the potential to democratize global healthcare.
Smithsonian calls 2023 a breakthrough year for artificial intelligence in science, from aiding stroke patients to tracking migrating birds, but as its influence expands into various areas, experts also emphasize the importance of responsible regulation to address ethical concerns and potential risks.
Quanta says the world of mathematics witnessed significant breakthroughs across various fields such as graph theory, combinatorics, number theory, and geometry. These breakthroughs unveiled new patterns and connections in mathematics, including advances in combinatorial problems, the exploration of modular forms, and the discovery of novel geometrical phenomena. Check out this well-produced video from Quanta showcasing the biggest math stories for 2023.

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Ep 60 | Our 2024 Education Predictions Jan 02, 2024

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This week on The Citizen Stewart Show, Chris and Ravi discussed their predictions about the ills and improvements for education in 2024.

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Ep 59 | The Gamification of Education Dec 19, 2023

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

Gamification in Education: The Fun of Learning (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 1/28/22)

Dichev, C., Dicheva, D. Gamifying Education: What Is Known, What Is Believed And What Remains Uncertain: A Critical Review. Int J Educ Technol High Educ 14, 9 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1186/s41239-017-0042-5

Study Finds Ohio Math Scores Improved With VR/Gamification (Government Technology, 6/23/23)

A Decade Into Experiments With Gamification, Edtech Rethinks How to Motivate Learners (EdSurge, 5/9/23)

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Ep 58 | Why College Is Broken And How To Fix It Dec 12, 2023

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

The Higher Education Model is Broken. Together We Can Fix It. (EdSurge, 3/31/22)
Education Secretary: America’s Higher Education System Is ‘Broken’ (CSMonitor, 9/13/23)
America’s Educational Superpower Is Fading (Bloomberg, 4/18/23)
How to Really Fix Higher Ed (Atlantic, 5/31/22)
UC Professors Push Back On Plan To Teach ‘viewpoint-Neutral’ Middle Eastern History (SFChronicle, 11/28/23)

- Report: 1.3M Teachers, 100,000 Professors Now Under ‘Educational Gag Orders’ (The 74, 11/19/23)

Ep 57 | School Takeovers! Dec 05, 2023

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This week on The Citizen Stewart Show, Chris and Ravi discussed what happens when states take over school districts.

Do State Takeovers Of School Districts Work? (Brookings, 10/24/23)
Houston ISD Parents, Teachers Plea With State Board To End The Takeover (Chron, 11/16/23)

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Ep 56 | Why Black Children are the New Cotton Nov 28, 2023

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This week, we have a special presentation of the Branch’s Sweat the Technique podcast.

Host Stacey Shells Harvey interviews Chris about his Huffington Post piece In The American Public Education System, Black Children Are The New Cotton.

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Ep 55 | Why is Math a Thing? (with Gary Rubinstein) Nov 21, 2023

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This week on The Citizen Stewart Show, Chris sits down with Gary Rubinstein to understand why we teach math in schools, and how we can do it more effectively.

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