Oklahoma board approves rules banning certain race theories
3 years, 5 months ago

Oklahoma board approves rules banning certain race theories

Associated Press  

OKLAHOMA CITY — Public school teachers in Oklahoma could have their teaching licenses suspended for teaching certain concepts about race and racism under new rules approved Monday by the State Board of Education. With just one opposing vote, the board approved emergency rules to comply with a bill approved by the Republican-led Legislature this year that purports to ban so-called “critical race theory.” The new law prohibits public school teachers of grades K-12 from teaching eight different concepts about race, including that an individual, by virtue of his or race or sex, is inherently racist, sexist or oppressive, whether consciously or unconsciously. The Republican authors of the bill said it targeted critical race theory, which is a way of thinking about America’s history through the lens of racism, although there is no mention in the bill of critical race theory, which is not typically taught in K-12 schools. The new rules authorize parents of students to inspect curriculum, instructional materials, class assignments and lesson plans to ensure compliance and set up a method for individuals to file complaints.

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'Just not taught': Republicans get pushback as they attack critical race theory in House
2 weeks, 5 days ago

'Just not taught': Republicans get pushback as they attack critical race theory in House

Raw Story  

WASHINGTON — Republican lawmakers railed against what they called “woke” curriculum in schools during a Wednesday hearing in a U.S. House education panel, the latest example of culture wars rocking public education policy. Though critical race theory is used in college and graduate-level programs, GOP members on the U.S. House Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary and Secondary Education said the …

Arkansas cannot prevent 2 teachers from discussing critical race theory in classroom, judge rules
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Arkansas cannot prevent 2 teachers from discussing critical race theory in classroom, judge rules

Associated Press  

— A federal judge has ruled Arkansas cannot prevent two high school teachers from discussing critical race theory in the classroom, but he stopped short of more broadly blocking the state from enforcing its ban on “indoctrination” in public schools. In his 50-page ruling, Rudofsky said the state’s arguments make it clear the law doesn’t outright “prevent classroom instruction that …

High school teacher and students sue over Arkansas’ ban on critical race theory
8 months, 4 weeks ago

High school teacher and students sue over Arkansas’ ban on critical race theory

LA Times  

U.S. Army soldiers take up positions outside Central High School in Little Rock, Ark., on Sept. 26, 1957, as they help enforce integration at the school. A teacher and two students from the school sued Arkansas on Monday over the state’s ban on critical race theory and “indoctrination” in public schools. A high school teacher and two students sued Arkansas …

High school teacher and students sue over Arkansas’ ban on critical race theory
8 months, 4 weeks ago

High school teacher and students sue over Arkansas’ ban on critical race theory

Associated Press  

— A high school teacher and two students sued Arkansas on Monday over the state’s ban on critical race theory and “indoctrination” in public schools, asking a federal judge to strike down the restrictions as unconstitutional. The lawsuit by the teacher and students from Little Rock Central High School, site of the historic 1957 racial desegregation crisis, stems from the …

Critical race theory ban at Temecula Valley Unified stands for now, judge rules
10 months ago

Critical race theory ban at Temecula Valley Unified stands for now, judge rules

LA Times  

From left, attorneys Mark Rosenbaum, Amanda Mangaser Savage and Scott Humphreys and Temecula teachers Dawn Murray-Sibby, Amy Eytchison and Jennee Scharf announce a lawsuit challenging the Temecula Valley Unified school board’s ban on teaching critical race theory in August. Temecula Valley Unified School District’s decision to block critical race theory instruction in its classrooms will continue for now, a Riverside …

Even kids are now living in fear as they’re harassed by Christian nationalist bullies
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Even kids are now living in fear as they’re harassed by Christian nationalist bullies

Raw Story  

The news has been all over Nikki Haley’s inability to say “slavery” before she was called out on it, but few are pointing to the larger issue: the institutionalization of racism through American law that has happened in 16 Red states now as well as in hundreds of smaller towns and individual schools. From Florida to Texas to little towns …

Temecula school district sued over its ban of critical race theory
1 year, 4 months ago

Temecula school district sued over its ban of critical race theory

LA Times  

Standing left to right are attorneys Mark Rosenbaum, Amanda Mangaser Savage and Scott Humphreys along with teachers Dawn Murray-Sibby, Amy Eytchison and Jennifer Scharf — all taking part in a lawsuit against the Temecula school district’s ban of critical race theory. The Temecula Valley Unified School District faces litigation over a ban it enacted on critical race theory, taking the …

GOP School Official Tells Teachers How They Can Discuss Tulsa Race Massacre
1 year, 5 months ago

GOP School Official Tells Teachers How They Can Discuss Tulsa Race Massacre

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Teaching kids about the Tulsa Race Massacre is completely fine, according to Oklahoma school Superintendent Ryan Walters. At a forum in Norman, Oklahoma, on Thursday, a resident asked Walters how teaching about the massacre — in which scores of white vigilantes terrorized a Black neighborhood over the course of two days — didn’t run afoul of the …

Oklahoma Republican Under Fire By Republicans
1 year, 6 months ago

Oklahoma Republican Under Fire By Republicans

Huff Post  

Ryan Walters, the Oklahoma state superintendent, has taken to attacking teachers as he fights culture wars in public schools. Since being sworn in, Walters has made several appearances on Fox News, calling Oklahoma teachers “Marxist” over their support for pay equity and decisions they make about what books to have in their classrooms, and arguing that “parents will be in …

Republicans continue push to restrict teachings on race in South Carolina
1 year, 7 months ago

Republicans continue push to restrict teachings on race in South Carolina

Associated Press  

COLUMBIA, S.C. — South Carolina Republicans are one step closer to restricting how teachers discuss race in K-12 classrooms. As conservatives nationwide push bans on so-called “critical race theory,” the state Senate passed a likeminded effort Wednesday in a late night 27-10 vote after nearly six hours of debate. Democratic Sen. Dick Harpootlian questioned who would determine the “facts.” He …

Missouri Senate OKs limits on race education in schools
1 year, 10 months ago

Missouri Senate OKs limits on race education in schools

Associated Press  

— Missouri K-12 public school teachers would face limits on how they talk about race and history under a bill approved Wednesday in the state Senate. The proposal is the latest of GOP-led efforts nationwide to push what supporters call parent’s rights and crack down on what some conservative politicians have dubbed “critical race theory.” Critical race theory is a …

Florida teachers move to block DeSantis questions on CRT
1 year, 11 months ago

Florida teachers move to block DeSantis questions on CRT

Associated Press  

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — A group of Florida college professors on Wednesday asked a federal judge to block Gov. Ron DeSantis from requesting spending data on diversity, equity and inclusion and critical race theory programs in state universities. The Republican governor in late December requested that state colleges submit spending data and other information on programs related to diversity, equity and …

Oklahoma’s board of education downgrades school district’s accreditation over CRT complaint
2 years, 4 months ago

Oklahoma’s board of education downgrades school district’s accreditation over CRT complaint

CNN  

CNN — Just weeks after Oklahoma’s governor called for a special audit of Tulsa Public Schools, the State Board of Education voted to downgrade the district’s accreditation status for violating a law that restricts teachings on race and gender. In a 4-2 vote on Thursday, the board based its decision to downgrade to “accreditation with warning” in response to a …

Missouri House passes bill on race, parents’ roles in school
2 years, 8 months ago

Missouri House passes bill on race, parents’ roles in school

Associated Press  

— A Missouri bill passed by the state House on Tuesday would put restrictions on how race is talked about in public K-12 schools. The legislation would ban schools from compelling students or teaching from saying “that individuals, by virtue of their race, ethnicity, color, or national origin, bear collective guilt and are inherently responsible for actions committed in the …

Board votes to ban critical race theory in Placentia-Yorba Linda school district
2 years, 8 months ago

Board votes to ban critical race theory in Placentia-Yorba Linda school district

LA Times  

The Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified School District board voted to approve a resolution that bars the teaching of critical race theory in district classes. A divided Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified School District board voted late Tuesday night to ban the teaching of critical race theory in its classrooms, ending months of contentious debate in the Orange County school district. If you really …

GOP Outraged By Ketanji Brown Jackson's Link To School Teaching Anti-Racism
2 years, 9 months ago

GOP Outraged By Ketanji Brown Jackson's Link To School Teaching Anti-Racism

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Republicans targeted U.S. Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson on Tuesday over her connection to a school that teaches anti-racism, branding the curriculum under the GOP boogeyman of “critical race theory.” In an email blast telling supporters that Jackson serves on the board of trustees at Georgetown Day School — a private school in Washington, D.C., that …

Mississippi gov signs law limiting race in lessons
2 years, 9 months ago

Mississippi gov signs law limiting race in lessons

Associated Press  

Tate Reeves signed a bill Monday to limit how race can be discussed in classrooms, and it became law immediately. “Any claim that this bill will somehow stop Mississippi kids from learning about American history is just flat-out wrong.” The short title of Senate Bill 2113 says it would prohibit “critical race theory.” But the main text of the legislation …

Mississippi governor signs into law prohibition on schools teaching critical race theory
2 years, 9 months ago

Mississippi governor signs into law prohibition on schools teaching critical race theory

CNN  

CNN — Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves on Monday signed into law a bill described as a prohibition on critical race theory, becoming the latest Republican-controlled state to legislate how history and race can be taught in schools. That’s why I signed legislation that will help keep CRT where it belongs – out of classrooms.” Senate Bill 2113 forbids public schools …

Talk about race: Mississippi House passes bill to set limits
2 years, 9 months ago

Talk about race: Mississippi House passes bill to set limits

Associated Press  

— The same Mississippi Legislature that proclaimed racial reconciliation after removing the Confederate battle emblem from the state flag nearly two years ago passed a bill Thursday to limit how race can be discussed in classrooms. Several Black legislators said during the six-hour debate that the bill could squelch honest discussion about the harmful effects of racism because parents could …

Bill banning ‘divisive concepts’ on race advances in Georgia
2 years, 10 months ago

Bill banning ‘divisive concepts’ on race advances in Georgia

Associated Press  

ATLANTA — Conservative efforts to regulate what Georgia schools can teach about race are advancing in the General Assembly after the public got its first chance to comment on the proposed ban on teaching “divisive concepts.” A House Education subcommittee sent a revised version of House Bill 1084 ahead to the full committee on a split voice vote, where it …

Alabama schools accused of teaching "critical race theory" by recognizing Black History Month
2 years, 10 months ago

Alabama schools accused of teaching "critical race theory" by recognizing Black History Month

Salon  

School officials in Alabama say they're being accused by parents of teaching students the now-forbidden tenets of "critical race theory" simply by recognizing Black History Month. AL.com reports that Alabama Superintendent Eric Mackey told members of the Alabama House Education Policy Committee this week that many parents are accusing schools of teaching critical race theory even if the lessons in …

SC lawmakers vow to take time on critical race theory rules
2 years, 10 months ago

SC lawmakers vow to take time on critical race theory rules

Associated Press  

COLUMBIA, S.C. — South Carolina House members discussing critical race theory in public schools and what should — or shouldn’t — come up in class promised Wednesday to take their time crafting new rules for teachers. The chairwoman of the House Education and Public Works Committee said she wasn’t out for a “witch hunt for parents, teachers or students” but …

DeSantis wants parents to sue schools that teach "critical race theory": "Nobody wants this crap"
2 years, 11 months ago

DeSantis wants parents to sue schools that teach "critical race theory": "Nobody wants this crap"

Salon  

Ron DeSantis on Tuesday asked the state legislature to approve a bill that would incentivize parents to sue school districts that teach critical race theory, arguing that parents should "have a say in what their kids learn in school." "We should provide parents with recourse so that state standards are enforced, such as Florida's prohibition on infusing subjects with critical …

Missouri bill would ban critical race theory in schools
2 years, 11 months ago

Missouri bill would ban critical race theory in schools

Associated Press  

— Missouri House lawmakers on Tuesday debated bills that would ban critical race theory in K-12 schools and give parents and guardians more control over what their children learn, an issue that likely will dominate this session. One bill, considered in the House education committee, would prohibit Missouri schools from teaching critical race theory, a framework for examining the effects …

DeSantis: Critical race theory is “crap,” vows to fight it
3 years ago

DeSantis: Critical race theory is “crap,” vows to fight it

Associated Press  

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Calling critical race theory “crap,” Republican Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said Wednesday he’ll push for legislation to ban teaching the concept in schools and to allow private corporate employees to sue their employers if they receive critical race theory training. In a strongly worded speech at a campaign-style event, DeSantis told a packed room of supporters in …

Wrenching struggle to define critical race theory divides an Orange County school district
3 years, 1 month ago

Wrenching struggle to define critical race theory divides an Orange County school district

LA Times  

Members of the public attend a Placentia-Yorba Linda school board meeting about whether to ban critical race theory in district schools. Although ultimately designed to ban critical race theory, the district’s 14-point resolution was touted as a way to foster a “safe and respectful environment for students.” It said the district “stands by the commitment to teach a complete and …

New laws steer some teachers away from race-related topics
3 years, 1 month ago

New laws steer some teachers away from race-related topics

Associated Press  

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — New measures that restrict how race is addressed in classrooms have spread confusion and anxiety among many educators, who in some cases have begun pulling books and canceling lessons for fear of being penalized. Education officials have nixed a contemporary issues class in a Tennessee district, removed Frederick Douglass’ autobiography from reading lists in an Oklahoma school …

Teachers and civil rights groups sue over Oklahoma's ban on critical race theory
3 years, 2 months ago

Teachers and civil rights groups sue over Oklahoma's ban on critical race theory

NPR  

Teachers and civil rights groups sue over Oklahoma's ban on critical race theory Enlarge this image Sue Ogrocki/AP Sue Ogrocki/AP A group of educators and civil rights groups is challenging Oklahoma's new law limiting public school teachings on race and gender issues in court. But Oklahoma's law doesn't explicitly mention critical race theory in the legislation's text. HB 1775 states …

School board group asks for federal help to stop threats and violence in debates on Covid and critical race theory
3 years, 2 months ago

School board group asks for federal help to stop threats and violence in debates on Covid and critical race theory

CNN  

CNN — A group representing national school board associations asked President Joe Biden and the federal government on Wednesday to help look into threats against school board members and educators to see if laws were broken regarding bullying, hate crimes, or domestic terror, as anger around masks and critical race theory have boiled over around the country. “America’s public schools …

What a Texas law reveals about America’s socio-political anxieties
3 years, 3 months ago

What a Texas law reveals about America’s socio-political anxieties

CNN  

Washington CNN — A version of this story appeared in CNN’s Race Deconstructed newsletter. One law made it a felony to circulate “any written or printed pamphlet or paper … the evident tendency whereof would be to excite insurrection, conspiracy or resistance.” Another law proscribed “the teaching of slaves to read and write” because doing so “has a tendency to …

Wisconsin critical race theory debate lasts close to 7 hours
3 years, 4 months ago

Wisconsin critical race theory debate lasts close to 7 hours

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — Lawmakers spent nearly seven hours Wednesday debating and listening to testimony on bills that would ban Wisconsin schools from teaching ideas linked to critical race theory. Democratic Sen. Chris Larson, of Milwaukee, the ranking member of the Senate Education Committee, challenged the co-authors to specify how many districts in the state were actually teaching critical race theory. …

Editorial: What critical race theory is — and isn’t — and why it belongs in schools
3 years, 4 months ago

Editorial: What critical race theory is — and isn’t — and why it belongs in schools

LA Times  

Race is a touchy subject in this country at the most easygoing of times, and these are not the most easygoing of times. But it’s particularly troubling when a board of education assembles a panel to educate itself and the public about ethnic studies and stacks it with people who detest critical race theory. That’s what happened in July at …

Texas Senate advances bill to restrict how race, nation’s history is taught in schools
3 years, 5 months ago

Texas Senate advances bill to restrict how race, nation’s history is taught in schools

CNN  

CNN — While the Texas Legislature remains embroiled in a battle over election laws, Republican senators have advanced a bill that would reshape how social studies teachers can discuss race and current events in their classrooms. However, the bill states that teachers can’t “require” or include in their courses, the concept that “one race or sex is inherently superior to …

Schools not teaching race theory, some want to ban it anyway
3 years, 5 months ago

Schools not teaching race theory, some want to ban it anyway

Associated Press  

MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Alabama might ban so-called “critical race theory” from being taught in public K-12 schools even though education officials said no schools are actually doing so. State Superintendent Eric Mackey said state school board members want to deal with the issue but said critical race theory is “certainly not” taught in schools now. One draft of the state …

'Critical Race Theory'? Here's What Teachers Say They're Actually Teaching
3 years, 5 months ago

'Critical Race Theory'? Here's What Teachers Say They're Actually Teaching

Huff Post  

vgajic via Getty Images Parents in school districts across the country are protesting critical race theory. ― Zach Balkcom, a high school teacher in Baldwin County, Georgia barbaragibbbons via Getty Images “If students ask why Black people had to sit at the back of the bus, are we expected to just ignore it?” I’m a second grade teacher in Texas. …

Critical race theory and the scam of the ban
3 years, 5 months ago

Critical race theory and the scam of the ban

Al Jazeera  

Critical race theory is too advanced to be taught in schools. Once again, the racist and fascist American right is conning the American public, this time in declaring critical race theory an existential threat to the United States. The nature of all bans on critical race theory is a bait and switch, to declare the teaching of a more-inclusive history …

Teachers Say GOP's Critical Race Theory Bills 'Whitewash American History'
3 years, 6 months ago

Teachers Say GOP's Critical Race Theory Bills 'Whitewash American History'

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Public school teachers in states where new laws could prevent them from teaching about systemic racism and white privilege are incensed — and say they just want to teach the truth. Tennessee’s law says public school teachers can give “impartial instruction on the historical oppression of a group,” yet can’t discuss how “an individual, by virtue of …

Understanding The Republican Opposition To Critical Race Theory
3 years, 6 months ago

Understanding The Republican Opposition To Critical Race Theory

NPR  

Understanding The Republican Opposition To Critical Race Theory NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro and Barbara Sprunt break down the Republican led efforts in the U.S. to discourage educators from teaching critical race theory in grade-level schools. Trump's EO didn't actually mention critical race theory then, even in the sections specifying what shouldn't be taught in the armed forces or at federal agencies. …

The Hypocrisy Of Honoring Juneteenth While Condemning Critical Race Theory
3 years, 6 months ago

The Hypocrisy Of Honoring Juneteenth While Condemning Critical Race Theory

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING America has found itself at a contradictory point in history yet again. In a statement Thursday, Congressional Black Caucus Chair Joyce Beatty said making Juneteenth a federal holiday is “important and long overdue” but is not the end of the fight to rectify this country’s racist past. We look forward to joining President Biden this afternoon as …

‘Critical race theory’ becomes a flashpoint in US public schools
3 years, 6 months ago

‘Critical race theory’ becomes a flashpoint in US public schools

Al Jazeera  

As Americans face a racial reckoning, a fierce political debate is emerging over how race is discussed in schools. Many aim to ban “critical race theory”, a school of thought that holds that major institutions in the US are inherently racist and constructed by their nature to perpetuate white supremacy. Republicans: Critical race theory is divisive Florida’s Republican governor, Ron …

Florida bans ‘critical race theory’ from its classrooms
3 years, 6 months ago

Florida bans ‘critical race theory’ from its classrooms

Associated Press  

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Florida’s state Board of Education banned “critical race theory” from public school classrooms Thursday, adopting new rules it said would shield schoolchildren from curricula that could “distort historical events.” Florida’s move was widely expected as a national debate intensifies about how race should be used as a lens in classrooms to examine the country’s tumultuous history. Ron …

Critical race theory banned in Florida schools
3 years, 6 months ago

Critical race theory banned in Florida schools

CNN  

CNN — Florida has become the latest state to ban critical race theory, continuing the growing charge by Republican lawmakers against schools teaching about systemic racism. The amendment states topics must be “factual and objective,” and specifically prohibits “the teaching of Critical Race Theory, meaning the theory that racism is not merely the product of prejudice, but that racism is …

Teaching Race And History In America's Schools : 1A
3 years, 6 months ago

Teaching Race And History In America's Schools : 1A

NPR  

Teaching Race And History In America's Schools Enlarge this image toggle caption RINGO CHIU/AFP via Getty Images RINGO CHIU/AFP via Getty Images The latest culture war is playing out in the American classroom. Several states including Idaho, Tennessee, and Oklahoma have banned teaching Critical Race Theory, an academic pursuit examining how race intersects with history. Many may not know the …

Wisconsin GOP introduces bills barring critical race theory
3 years, 6 months ago

Wisconsin GOP introduces bills barring critical race theory

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — Wisconsin has joined the list of states considering bills that would ban teaching ideas linked to critical race theory. A group of white Republican lawmakers introduced legislation Thursday that would bar public schools, the University of Wisconsin System and state technical colleges from teaching critical race theory concepts that racism is built into society. Assembly Speaker Robin …

State GOP lawmakers try to limit teaching about race, racism
3 years, 6 months ago

State GOP lawmakers try to limit teaching about race, racism

Associated Press  

RALEIGH, N.C. — Teachers and professors in Idaho will be prevented from “indoctrinating” students on race. At least 16 states are considering or have signed into law bills that would limit the teaching of certain ideas linked to “critical race theory,” which seeks to reframe the narrative of American history. Brian Kemp wrote in a letter to state education board …

State GOP lawmakers try to limit teaching about race, racism
3 years, 6 months ago

State GOP lawmakers try to limit teaching about race, racism

LA Times  

Betty Sawyer joins educators and community activists May 19 in protesting Utah lawmakers’ plans to pass resolutions encouraging a ban of critical race theory concepts outside of the Capitol in Salt Lake City as supporters and counterprotesters stand behind her. At least 16 states are considering or have signed into law bills that would limit the teaching of certain ideas …

Teachers Say Laws Banning Critical Race Theory Are Putting A Chill On Their Lessons
3 years, 6 months ago

Teachers Say Laws Banning Critical Race Theory Are Putting A Chill On Their Lessons

NPR  

Teachers Say Laws Banning Critical Race Theory Are Putting A Chill On Their Lessons Enlarge this image toggle caption Sue Ogrocki/AP Sue Ogrocki/AP As Republican lawmakers across the country advance state bills that would limit how public school teachers can discuss race in their classrooms, educators say the efforts are already having a chilling effect on their lessons. Sponsor Message …

Montana’s top prosecutor bans critical race theory programs
3 years, 6 months ago

Montana’s top prosecutor bans critical race theory programs

Associated Press  

— Montana’s top prosecutor issued an opinion Thursday labeling critical race theory and some antiracism programs taught in schools as “discriminatory” and said they violate federal and state law. Schools and government and public workplaces could lose state funding and could be liable for damages from lawsuits if they offer critical race theory training or activities, Knudsen’s office said in …

GOP lawmakers seek ban on ‘critical race theory’ teaching
3 years, 6 months ago

GOP lawmakers seek ban on ‘critical race theory’ teaching

Associated Press  

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Teaching so-called “critical race theory” would be prohibited in Ohio’s K-12 classrooms under a pair of bills introduced Tuesday by Republican state lawmakers that are similar to legislation introduced nationwide by GOP lawmakers. Neither bill actually uses the phrase “critical race theory,” though Jones criticized the concept by name in a news release. Critical race theory is …

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