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PragerU Kids presentation draws criticism from parents and questions from Kern County board
Summary
PragerU Kids presented supplemental K–12 resources to the Kern County Board of Education; several public speakers and trustees questioned its political slant, standards alignment and religious framing, and presenters said materials are free, supplemental and aligned to standards.
PragerU Kids representatives presented a package of free supplemental videos, lesson plans and classroom resources to the Kern County Board of Education and answered an extended line of questions from trustees after several members of the public urged the board to reject the materials.
Parents and community members used public comment to challenge the organization's role in schools. "Prager University... is an American 5 0 one(three) nonprofit," Ellen Schaffhauser told the board and characterized it as a media organization "promoting conservative and pro-capitalist viewpoints." Emiliano…
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