Inside PragerU’s conservative push into American classrooms

On Point with Meghna Chakrabarti

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🗓️ 18 February 2026

⏱️ 37 minutes

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Summary

PragerU is a conservative video giant. It’s produced more than 2,000 videos that it says promote American and Judeo-Christian values. Now its content is approved in 10 states’ school systems.

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