Controversial teacher training targets parental authority as oppression, education expert warns

This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. ©2026 FOX News Network, LLC. All rights reserved. Quotes displayed in real-time or delayed by at least 15 minutes. Market data provided by Factset. Powered and implemented by FactSet Digital Solutions. Legal Statement. Mutual Fund and ETF data provided by LSEG. PragerU’s Marissa Streit breaks down the new education buzzword, "Adultism," and why she says far-left activists are using it to push a Marxist agenda in American classrooms. Teacher training programs across the country are adopting radical new educational theories to undermine parental authority and drive a wedge between parents and children, PragerU CEO Marissa Streit warned in an interview with Fox News Digital. Streit is raising concerns over the rapid spread of the "ethnic studies" curriculum, which she says is being implemented or endorsed in more than 22 states across the nation. She specifically cited the controversial term "adultism," saying it paints standard parental boundaries as a form of oppression. While the term "adultism" historically originated in sociology to describe age discrimination against children, Streit argued it has found