Many states have either passed or proposed bans on teaching Critical Race Theory in schools. The bills seem to have less to do with education and more to do with political culture wars. But what exactly is Critical Race Theory. This week, instead of asking a politician, I went to an educator. Rosalind Fisher is an instructor of Sociology at the University of West Florida. I asked her for the origin story of the theory.
Some states invest a lot educating students, but will those students stick around so states can get a return on that investment? That’s the topic of today’s Academic Minute
If you say “the thirteen colonies”, pretty much everyone knows you’re talking about America before the revolutionary war. But there’s more to that historic...
Xin Lan's work at the University of Colorado and as a research associate with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration focuses on methane. Her...
On this episode of the Best of Our Knowledge we’ll learn how a hospital is partnering with a public library to give babies their...