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Nov 2022
36m 32s

Meet The Parents Taking Over School Boar...

CNN
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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 elected school board officials about what motivated them to run for office and t ... Show More
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