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The disagreement over whether a Norwin High School lesson on racism in the United States was an example of critical race theory has laid bare a split over what to teach about race relations in the 21st century America – including whether systemic racism exists in a country that has …

Mill River Union Secondary School in Clarendon. Photo MRUHS In the weeks leading up to Town Meeting Day, a wave of anti-mask mandates and anti-“critical race theory” candidates from across Vermont made bids for school board seats. But according to results released Tuesday night, many of those candidates failed to …

TOPEKA — A coalition of Kansas religious leaders and education advocates is calling on lawmakers to reject legislation being drafted to ban or restrict the teaching of the racial history of the United States. More than 50 people gathered on the first floor of the Topeka Capitol on Tuesday to …

A A conservative legal group is urging parents to use their rights under a little-known 1974 law that gives parents wide leeway to review the public school curriculum and opt out of routine surveys used by third-party contractors . America First Legal has described in a guide how parents can …

With the state embroiled in a controversy over systemic racism in schools, a lawsuit against Albemarle County Public Schools could turn the area into a battleground. The lawsuit takes aim at Albemarle County Schools’ plan to eliminate racism and close long-standing achievement gaps between groups of students. Five Albemarle families …

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin public schools would be banned from teaching students and training employees on concepts like systemic racism and implicit bias under a Republican bill the state Senate was set to send Governor Tony Evers on Tuesday. Democratic Evers will almost certainly veto the measure, which the …

Patrick remembers the horror he felt as a little kid entering a suburban school district. He took the bus to school at the start of the school year with an armed law enforcement officer standing near his seat. He often fixed the firearm in the officer’s holster. Through his window, …

The year started with such high hopes. After all, 2020 was so bad, its replacement had to be better, right? It was better in some ways but worse in others, that’s about how the years go. But looking back from the perspective of the past 51 weeks, here is Spin …

As Texas school districts challenge books for teaching so-called critical race theory, Sen. Ted Cruz has released a how-to guide for conservatives considering running for school boards. The book describes how to “fight” against the academic setting to be taught in K-12 education. The Republican Senator recently released his free …

Clear Creek ISD Superintendent Eric Williams addressed a group of parents and community members who called for his resignation at Monday’s board meeting. “Our focus is not on critical race theory,” Williams reiterated after overhearing the audience at the meeting, addressing the crowd. “It’s not in our curriculum or in …

Imagine you dreamed of a faraway country with a multicultural population, but a majority group that coexisted with a minority population. There was some overlap of interests, but the minority was generally treated unfairly. They aroused suspicion, especially in certain public spaces. They found it more difficult to get loans, …

Apparently, I hadn’t realized that decades ago I should have been discouraged at the thought of accomplishing anything. This is what Mitch Pearlstein suggests in “Making sense of the debates on CRT and ‘systemic racism'” (Opinion Exchange, November 13). African Americans of my generation, says Pearlstein, who believed in what …

Source: Lorenzo Bevilaqua / Getty THEThe daytime talk show “The View” continues to be a reckless platform with misinformed analyzes and poor framing of important issues. In a recent episode featuring former Secretary of State Condoleeza Rice, the panel discusses critical race theory in the Virginia governor’s race. From Whoopi …

This Faith Miller story appeared on Colorado Newsline on October 5, 2021 At a University of Colorado board committee meeting on Tuesday, political discourse on critical race theory came to the fore – and featured a candidate for governor. CU regent Heidi Ganahl, who recently joined the Republican primary as …

At a University of Colorado Board of Trustees committee meeting on Tuesday, political discourse on critical race theory came to the fore – and featured a candidate for governor. CU regent Heidi Ganahl, who recently joined the Republican primary as governor, proposed a resolution that would have prohibited university administrators, …

Johnston County teachers could be disciplined or fired for teaching that historical American figures were not heroes, undermining the US Constitution in class, or saying racism is an integral part of American life. The Johnston County Council of Commissioners is withholding $ 7.9 million until the school board passes a …

The list of things teachers are forbidden to say keeps growing. getty Conservative culture-canceling panic about “critical race theory” in schools continues to spread. But while some school districts rightly point out that CRT is not taught in their system, anti-CRT forces have so broadened their objections that the definition …

MADISON, Wisconsin – A bill to keep the lessons of systemic racism and implicit prejudice out of Wisconsin classrooms was passed by the state assembly on Tuesday in a 60-38 vote. What would you like to know Legislation drafted by the GOP to ban the teaching of racial or gender …

Update at 8:45 p.m. with the judge’s decision. A judge refused to issue a temporary restraining order against Grapevine-Colleyville ISD on Monday after a president of the Grapevine Republican Party precinct claimed board chairman Jorge Rodriguez and the district had violated his rights to freedom of expression. Mitchell Ryan’s lawsuit …

Zumbrunnen then shifted the conversation to academic freedom, saying the UW system “encourages instructors, like me, to create an atmosphere in and out of the classroom in which students can express themselves and participate.” “We work hard at UW-Madison to defend the concept of free speech and take seriously any …

Office of Management and Budget Acting Director Russ Vought listens during a television interview at the White House, Monday, October 21, 2019, in Washington. Photo: Alex brandon (PA) A conservative nonprofit group has created materials to educate people on how they can fight the teaching of critical race theory in …

A Pennsylvania school district that had banned anti-racist books and educational resources written by or about people of color – including children’s titles on Rosa Parks and Martin Luther King Jr. – overturned its nearly year-long decision this week following backlash and protests from students, parents and educators in the …

Parents, teachers and students were furious when a beloved Texas high school principal was suspended from his job at Colleyville High School last month. Dr James Whitfield, the school’s first black principal, was placed on administrative leave after being accused of pushing critical race theory into the school’s curriculum. Now, …

James Whitfield, principal of Colleyville Heritage High School in the Dallas-Fort Worth area, was put on paid administrative leave in late August, a month after a former school board candidate publicly accused him of having “extreme opinions on race” and called him get fired. Monday night’s vote is a procedural …

Gov. Greg Abbott enacted a bill that seeks to ban further critical race theory from Texas classrooms, even after educators and advocacy groups fought the move for months. The new law, signed Friday without fanfare, prohibits teaching certain concepts about race; develops a civic training program for teachers; and largely …

A bitter debate continues this week over critical race theory in Texas classrooms. In Austin, state lawmakers are debating a bill that would require school districts to publish a list of all their educational materials. Houston Democrat Harold Dutton told a committee on Tuesday he would not let them vote …

The Center of the American Experiment helped 17,000 Minnesotans provide feedback to the Social Studies Standards Committee by yesterday’s deadline. The committee is meeting today to consider public comments. Although it missed its own February deadline by six months for the publication of the second draft, the Minnesota Department of …

Critical race theory has become a hot topic at school board meetings across the country – but similar race-based programs, including The New York Times’ Project 1619 and some fairness lessons, are also raising concerns. reviews, although they received a warmer reception. in classrooms. Progressive supporters of the programs see …

What is Critical Race Theory? Is it correct ? Is it a threat? Definitions of critical race theory vary but seem well represented by the Encyclopaedia Britannica: a socially constructed (culturally invented) category that is used to oppress and exploit people of color. Critical race theorists argue that the law …

For the publisher: A recent letter in the Manchester Journal illustrated a fabricated hysteria typical of the Right. Its title, “To Teach or Not to Teach Critical Race Theory,” seemed to promise a semblance of a balanced discussion. Instead, it was another fear-mongering distortion produced by the GOP’s spinning machine …

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 …

Don Overcash loves to fish I have known Don Overcash for many years as a member of our church. He is a man of quality with common sense and clear and conservative values. I appreciate his record in his efforts to help Loveland as a board member. He helped Loveland …

As we celebrate July 4 while shyly emerging from the worst pangs of the COVID-19 epidemic, it’s hard not to feel the weight of this year’s challenges. The founding elements of the American experience have been called into question in multiple directions. Fittingly, the murder of George Floyd has rekindled …

Read the US Constitution Re: “Fund the infrastructure and then get out of the way – Lobby partisan politicians to block the deal while public works crumbles”, by Roger Williams, Monday Opinion US Representative Roger Williams’ essay begins: “I think the government should do three things: collect our taxes, defend …

(This is the second article in a multi-part series. You can see part one here.) The new question of the week is: A number of states have passed or are considering legislation that would ban critical race theory and, in some cases, many types of lessons that teach systemic racism. …

Media headlines July 1 Reaction to Bill Cosby’s sudden release from prison, Nikole Hannah-Jones secured by the UNC board and liberals cheering for Donald Rumsfeld’s death round out today’s media headlines Critics criticize an essay published in the New York Times Magazine this week that sought to enact anti-criticism laws …

Senator Tom Cotton said Thursday that the US military’s incorporation of critical concepts of racial theory into its training would weaken the bond between soldiers who rely on each other for their lives. “If it hurts the cohesion of the unit or the esprit de corps in the military, we …

The Florida Board of Education passed a rule on June 10 that bans critical race theory in public schools across the state. But the ban will not change what is taught in public schools in Alachua County, according to the county’s social studies program supervisor. Critical Race Theory refers to …

Phil berger Two prominent Republicans issued a statement on Friday condemning Durham City Council for passing a resolution that supports the teaching of critical race theory in public schools. Senate Leader Phil Berger (R-Rockingham) and Lieutenant Governor Mark Robinson, a Republican from Greensboro, have said critical race theory is dangerous …

by Maile Anderson An enthusiastic crowd of teachers, parents, current Seattle Public School Board members and school board candidates gathered at Medgar Evers Pool at Garfield High School on Saturday June 12 to show their solidarity against the adoption of bills in several states banning the teaching of critical race …

Top line A day before Juneteenth’s first celebration as a nationally recognized federal holiday, former President Donald Trump tore up President Joe Biden for embracing “Critical Race Theory” – a loosely defined academic framework that has become the most recent front of culture wars – and has gone so far …

In an effort to reinforce its obsessive fear of teaching “critical race theory” in schools, Fox News has hosted nearly a dozen “concerned parents” or educators who are in fact Republican strategists. , right-wing media figures or conservative thinkers. -personnel of the tank. According to a new review from liberal …

The physical altercation ensued as a speaker discussed opposition to Critical Race Theory, a school of thought meant to combat systemic racism. The conference, with around 100 people in attendance at the Courtyard by Marriott in Moorhead, was hosted by the Center of the American Experiment. It was part of …

By Otha Thornton and Candice Thornton Governor Brian Kemp and the State Board of Education once again put the privilege exposed for our nation and the world to witness. Kemp’s public statements on Critical Race Theory and a subsequent board resolution passed last week illustrate the insidiously pervasive impact of …

(June 7, 2021 / JNS) When about 10 years ago I ran a pro-Israel organization that educated and trained high school and college students, I often heard a refrain from Jewish students, especially those who had gone to Jewish day schools, alleging that they had been lied to by the …

When I returned to my hometown of Fort. Thomas, I promised my Hispanic husband that it was more progressive and more diverse than when I was young. I also sold him the fact that it was one of the best school districts in the state. But, as I attended a …

Texas Republican State Representative Steve Toth firmly believes that a program that teaches young people about systemic racism is itself a form of racism. Toth is the lead author of, which seeks to ban the teaching of “critical race theory,” an educational movement that seeks to contextualize recent and historical …

A Kentucky state lawmaker has proposed a measure that would subject schools to fines and teachers to disciplinary action if they talk about systemic racism in a certain way. Fort Thomas Republican Representative Joe Fischer has pre-tabled the bill before the next legislative session. It targets critical race theory: the …

Perhaps the dirtiest and ugliest big lie of the Democratic left is Critical Race Theory. It defines America as inherently and irreparably sectarian, denounces all whites as racial oppressors, and diminishes all blacks as victims of racial oppression. Lie lie. The third lie is the worst. Black Lives Matter, the …

Local opinions from all over Greater Lansing are submitted in letters to the editor, collected here in a monthly package and in an occasional special section. This special section, marking one year since the murder of George Floyd, was compiled with the help of Krystal Nurse, reporter for LSJ Diversity, …

Arntzen, a Republican, asked fellow Republican Attorney General Austin Knudsen for a legal opinion on teaching anti-racism and critical race theory. Critical Race Theory, or CRT, is an area of ​​legal study and analysis founded on the premise that racism has been and remains systemic in the United States. The …

Ricky l jones Recently, the only black Republican United States senator, Tim Scott (R-SC), stepped out in front of the nation and once again made his best impression of the loving slave-owner character of Samuel L. Jackson Stephen. of “Django Unchained” while responding to the first speech to a joint …

Over the past half-dozen years, there have been countless reports of systemic racism in America, followed by discussions of diversity, unity, and inclusion. Along with these media, there are several gratuitous murders of black Americans by law enforcement officials. People of my generation, born in the 1930s, 1940s and early …

RALEIGH – According to the US Census Bureau, Americans of Filipino origin had a median household income of just over $ 100,000 in 2019. The median household income of White Americans that year was around 66,000. dollars. Based on these two facts, should we conclude that our society is largely …

Three years ago, a video went viral of a group of teenage college students chanting the n-word at a private party in Southlake, Texas. Now, as the school district tries to incorporate cultural awareness into the curriculum, a group of parents is fighting back. Southlake is not a racist community …

Kaari Aubrey, a grade 12 English teacher, said she and her students at Collegiate Baton Rouge often talk about the news – including efforts across the country to ban diversity education and what is referred to as a “critical theory of race” in schools. Louisiana is one of many states …