Maybe Pick One
What to know: Teachers who say they’re not teaching critical race theory also say that the ban on teaching CRT will prevent them from teaching things like history and government.
The TPPF take: CRT also threatens the ability of Texas students to develop their own opinions and practice civil discourse.
“As a fifth-generation teacher and scholar of American history, I have spent many years in the classroom with students of all ages,” says TPPF’s Kevin Roberts. “I could never look them in the eye and tell them that they are nothing more than the color of their skin—and that’s all they’ll ever be.”
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Expensive Fantasy
What to know: President Joe Biden says that by 2030, half of all vehicle purchased should be electric or hybrid. Auto manufacturers say they’ll need billions of dollars in aid to get anywhere close. In 2020, only 2% of passenger car sales were electric.
The TPPF take: Biden’s carbon goals could bankrupt the country.
“America isn’t leading the world in environmental quality despite our use of fossil fuels—we’re leading because of them,” says TPPF’s Jason Isaac. “Biden could uphold his promises to ‘Build Back Better’ by unleashing the power of the reliable fuels that have catapulted our nation into 21st-century prosperity—and have unmatched potential to share that prosperity with the rest of the world.”
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College For All?
What to know: Two years after completing their master’s degree in film studies at Columbia, half of the graduates—with an average student load debt of $181,000—are making less than $30,000 a year. That’s just one of the degrees that don’t lead to good paychecks, the Wall Street Journal reports.
The TPPF take: College-for-all doesn’t make sense for everyone.
“In 2019, 69% of college student in the U.S. took out loans and graduated with an average of $29,900 in debt—but at least they had a college degree to show for it,” says TPPF’s Cat Buechler. “What do those students who drop out have to show for their time—other than a financial situation worse than it would have been if they never went to college in the first place?”
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