Political Rewind: Back-to-school with the divisive concepts bill; How are our teachers doing?
Thursday on Political Rewind: A special panel unpacks S.B. 377, which bans the teaching of "divisive concepts". The bill was created to curb what conservatives called "Critical Race Theory" in classrooms. Opponents say it harms their ability to teach Georgia's painful racial history.\n\nThe panel\n\nDonna Lowry,@donnalowrynews, host, GPB's Lawmakers\nKevin Riley, @ajceditor, editor, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution \nNicole Carr,@NicoleFCarr, reporter, ProPublica\nTy Tagami, @Ty_Tagami, state education reporter, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution \n\nTimestamps \n:00- Introductions/Landscapes teachers face from pandemics\n6:30- What is critical race theory?\n9:00- Teachers get raise from Gov. Kemp, but the classroom environment is changing\n20:00- What Parent's Bill of Rights and Divisive Concepts Bills do\n23:00- Which books are banned in GA\n29:00- Where GA students stand on benchmarks\n37:00- School Superintendent race \n39:30- Tim Scott targets culture wars in ad supporting Herschel Walker\n46:30- Cherokee County DEI controversy \n \nPlease sign up for Political Rewind's newsletter coming out later this afternoon: https://www.gpb.org/newsletters.