Everybody Benefits from Public Schools: Jennifer Berkshire & Jack Schneider

September 19th, 2024

”If our institutions are going to be truly public, they have to be places where all kinds of people feel at home.”

We discuss the power and the promise of public schools, the universal rejection of book bans by parents across the country, and an inclusive vision for democracy.

Jennifer Berkshire and Jack Schneider are co-hosts of the education podcast Have You Heard. Their new book is The Education Wars: A Citizen’s Guide and Defense Manual.

Their civic action toolkit recommendations are: 

1. Have a conversation with people with whom you disagree.

2. Remain open-minded.

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Credits:

Host: Mila Atmos 

Guest: Jennifer Berkshire & Jack Schneider

Executive Producer: Mila Atmos

Producer: Zack Travis