education

NC Supt candidate Catherine Truitt on disparities, funding, & school reopening
July 23, 202000:53:51

NC Supt candidate Catherine Truitt on disparities, funding, & school reopening

Catherine Truitt is the Republican candidate for NC Superintendent of Public Instruction. We talked about how to close the achievement gap, whether education funding is adequate, and how she'd reopen the state's schools. Subscribe for FREE: https://thepetekalinershow.com/get-the-podcast/ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/petekalinershow Advertisers: https://thepetekalinershow.com/support-the-businesses-that-support-us/ Marketplace: https://thepetekalinersho...

Townhall columnist Kurt Schlichter: Destroy Academia
July 21, 202000:53:50

Townhall columnist Kurt Schlichter: Destroy Academia

Townhall columnist and author retired Col. Kurt Schlichter says we are under "no moral obligation to subsidize a generation of brats." So, we should defund universities, tax their endowments, and make student debt dischargeable in bankruptcy. Read the column here. Subscribe for FREE: https://thepetekalinershow.com/get-the-podcast/ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/petekalinershow Advertisers: https://thepetekalinershow.com/support-the-businesses-that-suppor...

Are COVID tracing apps safe? Plus - school choice is booming in NC
July 17, 202000:53:50

Are COVID tracing apps safe? Plus - school choice is booming in NC

How safe is your data with those contact tracing apps that are being developed to help respond to COVID-19? Kathryn Waldron from the R Street Institute joins me to discuss. Plus, Brian Jodice from Parents for Educational Freedom North Carolina talks about how COVID-19 is forcing a lot of people to re-evaluate school choice. Subscribe for FREE: https://thepetekalinershow.com/get-the-podcast/ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/petekalinershow Advertisers: http...

NC schools to (kinda') reopen next month
July 15, 202000:53:50

NC schools to (kinda') reopen next month

Associate Editor of the Carolina Journal, Lindsay Marchello, joins me to discuss NC Gov. Roy Cooper's announcement that schools would reopen in August under his "Plan B" protocols. Subscribe for FREE: https://thepetekalinershow.com/get-the-podcast/ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/petekalinershow Advertisers: https://thepetekalinershow.com/support-the-businesses-that-support-us/ Marketplace: https://thepetekalinershow.com/marketplace/ Twitter: @PeteKaliner...

COVID deaths earn praise & NC teachers union flex power over reopening
July 13, 202000:53:50

COVID deaths earn praise & NC teachers union flex power over reopening

For the first time since the pandemic began, there was not a single COVID-related death in New York -- which prompted praise for that state's Governor - as if he hadn't presided over the worst response in America. Plus, the NC Association of Educators sent a shot across the bow to Gov. Roy Cooper ahead of his announcement on re-opening the schools. Subscribe for FREE: https://thepetekalinershow.com/get-the-podcast/ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/petekali...

Marcus Brandon discusses SCOTUS ruling on school vouchers, Leandro, & how to close the achievement gap
July 03, 202000:53:50

Marcus Brandon discusses SCOTUS ruling on school vouchers, Leandro, & how to close the achievement gap

Marcus Brandon, the Executive Director of North Carolina CAN and a former NC Democratic lawmaker, celebrates the US Supreme Court ruling allowing public money to be used for religious schools. We also discuss the NC Leandro school funding case, and why cultural differences are to blame for the achievement gap between white and black students. Subscribe for FREE: https://thepetekalinershow.com/get-the-podcast/ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/petekalinersho...

NC teacher pay & the fundamental flaw of progressive history
May 25, 202000:53:50

NC teacher pay & the fundamental flaw of progressive history

The NC Department of Public Instruction pegs the average teacher pay at $54,682 per year. That should place us at or near the top in the Southeast. Also, a look at how historians overlook the fundamental flaw in progressivism. Subscribe for FREE: https://thepetekalinershow.com/get-the-podcast/ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/petekalinershow Marketplace: https://thepetekalinershow.com/marketplace/ Advertisers: https://thepetekalinershow.com/support-the-bus...