Topic: Stem School

A shooting at a STEM charter school in Highlands Ranch, Colorado, is analyzed through reports from local "boots on the ground" producers. The discussion focuses on the school's lack of security officers and counselors, the high salary of the principal, and the intense pressure placed on students in specialized STEM environments.

Adam Curry describes a child violin prodigy at an Austin farmers market. The conversation shifts to Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel's partnership with Motorola and other corporations to create "Early College STEM Schools." The hosts argue this system treats students as a "pipeline" for corporate labor rather than providing a broad education.