Plenary: Let’s Talk: Our Shared Future Through Education
Description:
Since January 2021, 42 states have introduced bills or taken other steps that would restrict teaching or limit how teachers discuss racism, sexism, and gender identity. To date, fourteen states have imposed these bans and restrictions either through legislation or other avenues. Join Soledad O’Brien and representatives from the National Council for the Social Studies, National Council for Teachers of English, National Science Teachers Association, and National Council for Teachers of Mathematics to discuss their joint position statement "The Freedom to Teach." This panel will begin with remarks from Anna King, the CEO of the National Parent Teacher Association, who will offer a national perspective on what the association is hearing from parents and communities across the nation. Speakers: Soledad O'Brien Award-winning documentarian, journalist, speaker, author, and philanthropist Anna King National PTA Emily Kirkpatrick National Council of Teachers of English Ken Krehbiel National Council of Teachers of Mathematics Lawrence Paska National Council for the Social Studies Erika Shugart National Science Teaching Association
Video Duration:
1 hr 13 min 44 sec
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