Videos

Senators Laphonza Butler (D-CA) and Tina Smith (D-MN) spoke on the chamber floor about book bans in public and school libraries.

Journalist Laura Pappano looked at the rise in parent activism and efforts to gain control over public schools at the local level. Doylestown Bookshop in Pennsylvania hosted this event.

Frederick Hess & Michael McShane presented their plan for a conservative alternative to the U.S. education system. This event was hosted by the American Enterprise Institute in Washington, D…

Deborah Stone-Caldwell, director of the American Library Association’s Director of the Office for Intellectual Freedom, and Tiffany Justice, co-founder of Moms for Liberty, talked about pare…

Chalkbeat editor Cara Fitzpatrick looked at the school choice movement and the future of education in America. This event was part of the 2023 Wisconsin Book Festival held in Madison.

University of Wisconsin educational policy studies professor Erica Turner looked at how school districts are dealing with changes in their demographics. This event was part of the 2023 Wisco…

Chalkbeat editor Cara Fitzpatrick looked at the school choice movement and the future of education in America. She was interviewed by Washington Post education reporter Moriah Balingit.

Former Council on Foreign Relations president Richard Haass discussed the habits of good citizenship offered a guide to living in a democratic society. This event took place at the 2023 Miam…

Writers Suzanne Nossel, Jocelyn Chadwick, and Brooklyn Public Library CEO Linda Johnson talked about recent book bans and their efforts to stop them.

Bridgette Exman discussed her actions when she was criticized nationally for her efforts to comply with a state law on “age appropriate” books in Mason City, Iowa, school libraries. About Bo…

Investigative reporter Alexandra Robbins provided a behind-the-scenes look at the issues teachers are facing in the classroom today. She was interviewed by Education Week staff writer Madeli…

Focus on the Family’s Tim Goeglein argued that American children aren’t being taught enough civics and American history in school. This event was held at Hillsdale College’s Washington, D.C.…

Author and illustrator Jerry Craft discussed attempts to remove his graphic novels from school libraries. About Books also reported on the latest publishing industry news and current non-fic…

High school teacher Jessica Lander looked at how America educates immigrant students by visiting classrooms and students across the country. Harvard Bookstore in Cambridge, Massachusetts, ho…

Former college president and professor John Agresto looked at the state of liberal arts education in the United States and the divide between the academy and the rest of the country. This co…

Venture capitalist Michael Gibson discussed his book, Paper Belt on Fire, about his efforts to develop an alternative to the higher education system in America. This event was part of “The R…

The Heritage Foundation’s Jonathan Butcher (Splintered: Critical Race Theory and the Progressive War on Truth) and the American Enterprise Institute’s Ian Rowe (Agency) discussed their books…

Harvard professor Donald Yacovone explored white supremacy ideology in the U.S. from its inception to present day. The Odyssey Bookshop in South Hadley, Massachusetts, hosted this program.

Educator Kathy Lopes talked about how to build an antiracist culture in schools. APCO Worldwide in Washington, D.C., hosted this event.

Will Bunch shared his views on how higher education broke the American Dream and increased political division. He spoke at the 2022 Library of Congress National Book Festival.