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California is ready to let school kids show their faces.  It's lifting the statewide mask mandate in schools, in two weeks. But state public health officials are going to great pains to recommend continued mask wearing in classrooms, even if it's not mandatory.And the ultimate de ... Show More

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State officials in Texas said their decision to wait about an hour for tactical teams to arrive to the elementary school before taking action was “wrong.” Plus, one little girl called 911 at leave five times while locked in that classroom with gunshots going off. Then, the trauma ... Show More

CNN’s Ronald Brownstein writes, “the pressures of the pandemic are reconfiguring the politics of education.” That’s what CNN’s Zachary Wolf explains in today’s CNN Political Briefing–frustration over Covid restrictions is spilling over into exasperation over education and schools ... Show More

Texas police are facing intense scrutiny over their response to the Uvalde school massacre as we learn the gunman entered the school without any resistance and it took police over an hour to shoot and kill him. Plus, we speak with a musician who pulled out of a performance at the ... Show More

For decades, parents have been passionate about what their children learn in school. In 1970s West Virginia they protested over diverse textbooks, in 2022 it’s the handling of the pandemic and issues of gender and race. In this episode, Audie talks to two parent activists turned ... Show More

Jesse Kelly says the lockdowns are doing real harm to America's children and that they need to go back to school in the fall to avoid further damage. Sports figures are beginning to comment on politics more and more and the NBA is even letting them wear jerseys with social issues ... Show More

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