About this episode

The episode discusses the ideological issues in public education and the resulting parental concerns, particularly highlighted by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Last Hope of a Dying Republic with Rev. William Cook – Public education in the United States has become ideologically driven and harmful to children’s moral, spiritual, and academic development. Newman attributes increased parental concern about public schools in part to experiences during the COVID-19 pandemic, which he says exposed families to curriculum content and...

People in this episode

Guest: Rev. William Cook

Topics covered

• public education
• educational alternatives
• parental concern
• COVID-19 impact
• moral development

Keywords

• public schools
• educational alternatives
• parental concern
• COVID-19
• moral development

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: public education, COVID-19

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