Jefferson Parish School Board faces pressure to reject PragerU videos in classrooms

A prominent group of local Black women is urging the Jefferson Parish School Board to reject the use of PragerU videos in the classroom, arguing that the content produced by the right-wing nonprofit and endorsed by State Superintendent Cade Brumley perpetuates racial biases and distorts historical facts. Wearing their signature red blazers, alumnae of the Delta Sigma Theta Sorority appeared at Wednesday’s school board meeting less than two weeks after the state Department of Education announced it was partnering with PragerU to promote the use of its animated “edu-tainment” videos...