Summary

New York Times columnist David Brooks and Washington Post associate editor Jonathan Capehart join Amna Nawaz to discuss the week in politics, including the latest developments in former President Trump’s legal woes, the debate over parental say in school curricula and the future of TikTok in the U.S. For a transcript of this story, click here . News wrap alternative : Check out recent segments from the NewsHour, and choose the story you’re most interested in watching! You can find more stories from the weekend here and here . You can make a Google doc copy of discussion questions that work for any of the stories here.

Five Facts

• What are parental rights bills?


• Who is pushing for adoption of parental rights bills?


• Why is former president Donald Trump facing legal trouble?


• How have Trump's legal worries affected his political power, according to Brooks and Capehart?


• Where are bans to the popular social media site TikTok being considered?

Focus Questions

Who do you think should be able to control the information students have access to both online and in print? How should such decisions be made? Media literacy : What perspectives do you think the two commentators (Brooks and Capehart) represent? Why do you think these two were chosen to offer weekly commentary on the news of the day? Alternative : See, Think, Wonder : What did you notice? What did the story make you think? What story would you want to find out more about? Where would you go to learn more?

For More

What students can do : Do you know how your own school board operates? Who makes decisions about what is taught in the classroom and what learning materials are available to students? Discuss as a class how you can find out and how you can advocate for your own interests as students.

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"Why these student reporters wanted to go to school board meetings" via Student Reporting Labs

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