Critical Theory

Last week, the Senate Education Committee held a confirmation hearing for a woman who arguably did more than any other government official to stoke the flames of America’s Cultural War: Catherine Lhamon. President Joe Biden has appointed Lhamon to return for a second stint as assistant secretary in the Department …

The Biden administration’s advice for reopening schools promoted a radical activist group’s manual that advocates that educators “disrupt whiteness and other forms of oppression.” The Department of Education linked the Abolitionist Teaching Network’s “Guide to Racial Justice and Social and Emotional Learning” in its manual to help schools reopen after …

In last week’s column on Critical Race Theory, I said that I had barely scratched the surface of this complex movement. To dig deeper, I turned to a collection of essays from the founders and early adherents of the movement – “Critical Race Theory: The Key Writings That Formed the …

For the publisher, In response to Ranjit Dighe’s column “Critical Race Theory and Cynic Alarmists” in the July 16 edition of the Palladium-Times: First: The term Critical Race Theory (CRT) is not a derogatory mark applied by opponents. It reflects the association of CRT with critical theory in general, a …

Growing up poor in Detroit, if I had believed, as proponents of Critical Race Theory (CRT) claim, that my destiny was based on my race, I wouldn’t be where I am today. We cannot allow CRT to deprive American children of this same hope that was instilled in me. Recently, …

Kenny Xu, author and president of advocacy group Color Us United, told Hill.TV that “Asian Americans have shown that critical race theory cannot be true.” Discussing the differences between the educational achievement rates of Asian and Black Americans in the United States, Xu said the historical experiences and disadvantages in …

A Virginia Parent-Teacher Association official resigned after being heard in a video saying “Let them die,” a comment some believed was aimed at parents at a rally to oppose critical race theory. Michelle Leete, who worked as the Virginia PTA’s vice president of training, said she did not want to …

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KENAI, Alaska (AP) – The new principal of Kenai Public Schools told the crowd at his first school board meeting that critical race theory is not on the district’s agenda, but said the district would continue to teach history to students. “Teaching the facts of history, current events and critical …