New Hampshire Becomes Third State To Okay PragerU

September 14, 2023 Christianists, Education

The Daily Beast reports:

The uber-conservative advocacy group PragerU officially infiltrated another state’s classrooms on Thursday, with the New Hampshire Board of Education voting unanimously to allow a portion of their content to be used by students.

New Hampshire is now the third state to approve PragerU material this summer, but its agreement with the right-wing non-profit appears to vary significantly from how Florida and Oklahoma schools plan to use its material.

“This is really recognizing that all of our students need the best possible educational opportunities,” Department of Education Commissioner Frank Edelblut said in a press conference Thursday. “And this provides another tool in their toolbox to make sure that they get a good education.”

The New Hampshire Bulletin reports:



The 5-0 vote came after some educators and members of the public had criticized the proposal due to other content produced by PragerU. Co-founded by conservative commentator Dennis Prager, PragerU has produced videos for children and adults that feature right-leaning viewpoints, including videos that raise skepticism around climate change and the causes of the Civil War, and videos that directly criticize liberalism and the Democratic Party.

Ahead of Thursday’s vote, former teachers and members of the public testified for 2½ hours. Many expressed strong opposition. Some, like Janet Ward, of Contoocook, said even if the videos themselves are not ideological, the approval constituted “a camel’s nose under the tent.” “Approval of this course would serve as a gateway to its founders’ conservative ideology,” she testified.

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