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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 …

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 …

The bill’s main sponsor, Republican Senator Michael McLendon de Hernando, who is white, said hundreds of voters told him they heard about the theory on the national news and they didn’t want it. it is taught to their children. McLendon struggled to define critical race theory when asked about it. …

When people show up at the school board these days, they’re often motivated to campaign on a controversial topic. That’s according to Ballotpedia, a non-profit organization that tracks political elections in the United States. In an analysis of school board elections in 463 school districts in 2021, the organization found …

The protests of the summer of 2020 were perhaps not only among the largest in the country, but also among the largest in the world. Millions of people have taken to the streets to condemn the racism that permeates modern life, as well as decades of past injustice. Protesters called …

Outnumbered – Wednesday, December 29 In today’s episode, Brian Brenberg is “outnumbered” as President Biden has fewer polls than Vice President Kamala Harris “. Additionally, public health officials are under fire for their response to protests during the pandemic. Rep. Byron Donalds, R-Fla., Appeared on NBC’s “Meet the Press” to …

(The Center Square) – South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem has drafted legislation that would prohibit South Dakota schools and universities from teaching Critical Race Theory (CRT), according to a press release from his office. The bill comes months after the governor signed a Executive Decree which banned CRT in schools …

A prominent 19th century historical figure has publicly declared slavery “a stain on our national character.” Abraham Lincoln? Frédéric Douglass? John Brown? No. Roger Brooke Taney who, as Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States, authored the infamous 1857 Dred Scott decision denying African Americans citizenship rights …

A recently released IRS brief for the right-wing activist group Parents Defending Education (PDE), which was founded to promote the ongoing fear campaign against the supposed teaching of “critical race theory” in schools, reveals the symbiotic relationship between the right-wing media echo chamber and conservative political activists stoking a cultural …

The Idaho education official said there was a communication problem when she told local Republicans that the Coeur d’Alene school district was one of the “worst offenders” in the city. teaching of critical race theory. State Superintendent of Education Sherri Ybarra made the comment during a 15-minute presentation Nov. 23 …

By Alan J. Steinberg I grew up in the 1950s. The fear of the kitchen table expressed at the time was that of McCarthyism, named after infamous Wisconsin senator Joseph R. McCarthy. The word McCarthyism had many connotations, but more importantly, it referred to the crusade of McCarthy and his …

A Black Lives Matter anti-racist rally at the Vancouver Art Gallery on May 31, 2020 (GoToVan / Wikimedia Commons) “Journey to Justice: A Critical Race Theory Primer” is a joint initiative between Mrs. magazine, the National Women’s Studies Association (NWSA) and the Karson Institute for Race, Peace & Social Justice. …

Representative Jim Kasper FARGO (KVRR / KFGO) – A Fargo state lawmaker is authoring a bill at North Dakota House that would ban public schools from teaching “critical race theory.” The legislation was presented by Republican State Representative Jim Kasper for the next special session. The bill states that “a …

Five Tory candidates battling the anti-racism agenda won their races for three Johnson County school boards on Tuesday night, in contests that were widely seen as a local touchpoint in a Tory national effort to politicize school board elections . Seven races in three of the county’s largest districts – …

In-person advance polls began on October 23 in Johnson County, and election day will take place next week on November 2. As residents go to the polls to vote for the $ 232 Board of Education in De Soto, we’ve prepared an election primer to give people an easy way …

The Blue Valley School District in Johnson County, Kansas has some of the best public high schools in the state. Typically, school board candidates sail to unopposed victory, while the turnout is a meager single-digit percentage of all eligible voters. “Very sleepy, very calm,” said Andrew Van Der Laan, who …

Veteran educator Cheryl James-Ward is expected to be hired Thursday as the superintendent of the San Dieguito Union school district. Image via the neighborhood The San Dieguito Union High School District may be the first in the county to ban the teaching of critical race theory in its schools. On …

Diversity efforts and critical race theory at the University of Colorado will be put to a board of regents vote in November after the Republican and Democratic regents presented opposing resolutions at a committee meeting this week. At a meeting of the University Affairs Committee on Tuesday, Republican Regent Heidi …

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 …

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 …

South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem is delaying consideration of the new social studies standards because critics accused her of allowing left-wing influences to taint the state’s curriculum. In a statement released this week, Noem said she was delaying the review process for up to a year, earning her praise from …

MILFORD – School issues were at the forefront at the recent council of aldermen meeting. One person, a retired high school teacher, brought up Critical Race Theory, a controversial topic in districts across the state this year, while someone asked why school board meetings are still being held. virtually rather …

For example, in June, the Florida State Board of Education passed amendments banning Critical Race Theory and Project 1619 in its classrooms. One amendment read: Instructions on the subjects required should be factual and objective, and should not suppress or distort significant historical events, such as the Holocaust, slavery, civil …

Lincoln University political science professor Darius Watson spoke about critical race theory on Tuesday at the Jefferson City Evening Rotary Club meeting. Watson said he has been teaching critical breed theory for about 20 years. Race, he said, is only one aspect of critical theory – and it is the …

Will the third time be the charm of making ethnic studies a requirement for high school graduation in California? On Wednesday, September 8, the California legislature sent Assembly Bill 101 to Governor Gavin Newsom’s office. If he enacted it, high school students in the state, starting with the class of …

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 …

Local school boards across the country are increasingly becoming cauldrons of anger and political divisiveness, seething with disputes over issues such as the COVID-19 mask rules, the treatment of transgender students and how to teach school history of racism and slavery in America. Once orderly, even boring, meetings have turned …

You’re reading Our Take: Leave Critical Race Theory to Schools For other perspectives read: States are right to pass CRT laws | Teaching critical race theory is patriotic. Republican lawmakers from about two dozen states have introduced or obtained passage of bills to censor children’s education on race. What exactly …

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 …

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 …

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 …

File photo of a sign outside the Iron County School District offices, Cedar City, Utah September 20, 2018 | Photo by Jeff Richards, St. George News / Cedar City News CITY OF CEDAR – The Iron County School District is seeking public approval to issue more than $ 60 million …

Listen to the full interview below: Glenn Youngkin, Former Carlyle Group CEO and GOP candidate for governor of Virginia joined Fox News Radio’s Guy Benson Show to respond to opponent Terry McAuliffe’s rejection of concerns about critical race theory as a conspiracy to right. Glenn Youngkin criticized McAuliffe’s rejection of …

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 …

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 …

MOORHEAD, Minnesota (KVRR) – Police are called when people disrupt an anti-criticism conference on racial theory in schools at the Moorhead Courtyard by Marriott. Police said Vanessa Clark, 35, of Fargo, was cited for disorderly conduct and released at the scene. A report is sent to the city attorney’s office …

GREENWICH – Austin Whitsitt has come to Greenwich from Tennessee via Philadelphia, New York and a host of other major American cities where, in recent months, he has said he made it his mission to dispel what ‘he considered disinformation about vaccines, masks and the shape of the Earth. He …

A fundamental theological concept of my training as a white American evangelical was the idea, better articulated by Paul in Romans 14-20, that there is a war within each of us between those things that are good and that we want to to kiss but don’t, and those things that …

André Fiala Criticism can divide. But banning criticism is a bad idea. The unanimity that results from censorship is not genuine. The productive solution is the more informed criticism. I say this in response to efforts in several states to ban the teaching of “critical race theory” (CRT) in schools. …

More than 150 Republicans from across the state gathered in a charter school cafeteria on Saturday to decide on the state’s next treasurer and debate two burning issues surrounding education and guns. The main agenda on Saturday was to choose a replacement for David Damschen, who resigned from that post …

Everyone complains about Congress, but if you want to keep up with the real, festering growth of Trumpism and its corrosive effect on our politics, you better keep an eye out for state capitals. Take my home state of Pennsylvania, where the Republican-controlled State House last week got busy proposing …

To learn more about The Alabama Education Lab and receive notifications about stories and events, subscribe to his newsletter, Ed Chat. A topic that erupted across the country unexpectedly came to Alabama, where leaders quietly discussed how to approach teaching race and racism in public schools K-12. . In a …

MACCLENNY, Florida – The burning issue of critical race theory was a topic of discussion on Wednesday when the Florida Department of Education leadership held a public forum in Baker County. The forum at Macclenny Elementary School was the third and final public forum on the recently revised plans for …

Should governments ban thoughts? Usually no. But the rare exceptions are spurious thoughts, ideas that commit fraud or deceive. “Try some meth, you’ll love it,” is a thought we criminalize, for good reason. So what lie justifies the Idaho legislature banning critical race theory? Trent clark Certainly, it’s not that …

(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 …

“It’s ridiculous!” Alfred “Shivy” Brooks, a teacher, talks about the state’s decision to limit critical teachings of racial theory in classrooms The Georgia State Board of Education on Thursday passed a resolution against teaching critical race theory in classrooms. This decision arouses both condemnation and support from Georgians. Governor of …

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 …

Writer and UVM professor Emily Bernard reads her memoir “Black Is the Body” at Manchester Northshire Bookstore in March 2019. File photo by Kevin O’Connor / VTDigger The Vermont Conversation with David Goodman is a VTDigger podcast that features in-depth interviews on local and national issues with politicians, activists, artists, …

TUCSON, Ariz. (KOLD News 13) – The Tulsa Race Massacre is a moment in history that experts say is often overlooked. A century ago, what was known as “Black Wall Street” was destroyed by a white mob and as many as 300 blacks were killed. It was a very dark …

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – A tax that funds the $ 2 billion Missouri Medicaid program. A push to ban the teaching of critical race theory in public schools. An effort to undermine the changes to the Kansas City police budget. A litany of bills to overhaul the way Missouri conducts …

Every member of the Oklahoma City Public School Board has spoken out against House Bill 1775, the controversial bill that bans the teaching of critical race theory in Oklahoma schools. Kevin Stitt signed the bill last week. The measure prohibits certain subjects about race and gender from being taught in …

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 …

The superintendent of the closest school district to Aspen, David Baugh, can tell, much of it started when Joyce Rankin, in a column published about his district in the Steamboat Springs Pilot & Today, accused his district of violating the Colorado law. “Recently the parents of Aspen High School brought …

Mirroring the movements of other Red State legislatures across the country, Republicans in Texas are trying to reach classrooms and limit what public school students learn about the country’s historic subjugation to people of color. Two bills passed by the Texas Legislature would ban the teaching of Critical Race Theory, …