Culture War Discussions in Education Are Background Noise for Most Parents According to New Poll

The education culture war is raging with discussions on everything from how we teach history, gender and sexuality and race.  We are seeing textbooks being banned and laws being implemented restricting certain conversations in school settings.  While some of these discussions have been loud and very contentious, a new poll says that for most parents, its more background noise.   Majorities of parents, across party lines say that many of these issues are being taught in a way that does align with their personal values.  Anya Kamenetz, education correspondent at NPR, joins us for how leading into the midterms, a very vocal minority is driving the discussion around education.

Next, it was one of the main tools that helped us transition to a work from home model during the pandemic, Zoom and other video conferencing apps.  They helped us connect and collaborate when we could not do so in person.  But a new study shows that compared to meeting in-person, creativity did take a bit of a hit.  Because we are so focused on the video screen during these meetings, we lose sight of our environments and move less, both of which stimulate creativity.  Erica Pandey, business reporter at Axios, joins us for the toll that video conferencing took on workplace creativity.

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