Teach the Children? Well…

“Lawmakers in at least 17 state capitols and Congress are pushing legislation that would require schools to post all instructional materials online. Their goal, at least in part, is to enable parents who distrust their children’s schools to carefully examine teaching materials — enabling protests or, in some cases, giving people fodder to opt their children out. That includes materials on race and racial equity but also any other topic that might spark disagreement.” A new era. The same old culture war scare tactics. First ban the books. Then ban the ideas. WaPo Gift Article: New transparency bills would force teachers to post instructional materials.