A troubling series of decisions minimizing Black history and culture are happening in the midst of a time devoted to celebrating it. WFAE’s Tommy Tomlinson, in his On My Mind commentary, looks at the contradiction.
Critical race theory debate being had in more states
By: Scripps National
and last updated 2021-05-28 10:10:30-04
We re diving into the wave of backlash against critical race theory. Action is happening in more than half of the states in the U.S. Some have passed or proposed laws to limit its discussion in K-12 schools.
Attorneys general in other states have asked the Biden administration to reconsider proposals related to teaching critical race theory.
âPoliticians don t belong in our classrooms. We believe that social studies educators must have the freedom to make the decisions about the kinds of conversations that they want to have in the classroom with their students,â said Alex Cuenca, a board member for the National Council for the Social Studies (NCSS).