Dirt Road Democrat | Close The Books, Open The Cheap Labor Market

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Host: Jess Piper  @piper4missouri 

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“Change The Conversation”

Jess Piper dives into the troubling connection between states pushing voucher scams to defund public schools and  their simultaneous push to roll back child labor laws. 

Notes From Jess, Further Reading

*SHS rolling back child labor laws: https://www.npr.org/2023/03/10/1162531885/arkansas-child-labor-law-under-16-years-old-sarah-huckabee-sanders

*DeVos and child labor: https://dianeravitch.net/2016/11/26/peter-greene-betsy-devos-and-the-value-of-child-labor/

*Acton Institute Blog: https://rlo.acton.org/archives/89837-bring-back-child-labor-work-is-a-gift-our-kids-can-handle.html

*Parson pushed back school start date: https://www.stltoday.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/in-bid-to-help-tourism-missouri-lawmakers-approve-later-school-start-date/article_05e2169b-3f52-53d6-b4f1-4346ac0425be.html

Host: Adam Sommer 

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“Change The Conversation”

Outro Song: “The World Is On Fire” by American Aquarium 

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