Plastics Propaganda in School, and Black Boy Retention Continues

<p><strong>This Week: </strong>Who knew the <a href="https://grist.org/accountability/plastics-industry-lesson-plans-school-curricula/"><u>plastics industry was infiltrating K-12 science curricula</u></a> with lessons that help kids do things like pretending to be an employee of Dow Chemical and building a better plastic bag, or understanding the ubiquitous and positive nature of plastics in our lives?  Yeah, it’s happening. Also, a sad, if not shocking piece in the Hechinger Report calls out <a href="https://hechingerreport.org/who-gets-held-back-black-boys-by-a-3-1-ratio-compared-to-white-boys/"><u>persistent disproportionality in Black boys being retained a year in schoo</u></a>l, even as overall rates of retention fall across the country. What’s at play here, and how do we solve this seemingly intractable issue? Manuel and Jeff discuss!    </p><p><br></p><p><strong>All of the Above was named in the top</strong><a href="https://www.millionpodcasts.com/educational-podcasts/#fe_6766400"><strong> 20 on the Best 100 Education Podcasts in the US</strong></a><strong> by MillionPodcasts.com. </strong>Check us out, like, subscribe, and drop a rating :) </p><p><br></p><p><strong>MAXIMUM WOKENESS ALERT -- get your All of the Above swag, including your own “Teach the Truth” shirt! </strong>In this moment of relentless attacks on teaching truth in the classroom, we got you covered. <a href="https://all-of-the-above-store.creator-spring.com"><u>https://all-of-the-above-store.creator-spring.com</u></a> </p><p><br></p><p><strong>Watch, listen and subscribe to make sure you don&#39;t miss our latest content!</strong></p><p>Listen on <a href="http://apple.co/38QV7Bd"><u>Apple Podcast </u></a>and <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/4NO3FENVr96JJTU4ZjdnCm?si=e8a97242cc7440a0"><u>Spotify</u></a> </p><p>Website: <a href="https://aotashow.com"><u>https://AOTAshow.com</u></a></p><p><br></p>