What is Critical Race Theory?
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Over the past few months in the United States, the expression “critical race theory,” or CRT, has appeared in statehouses and political gatherings from almost nowhere.
CRT has become an important cause for conservatives
. Many Republican-controlled states have passed legislation restricting how history and race can be taught in public schools.
For some, critical race theory is a way of understanding how race has shaped American society and public policy. For others, CRT creates division and conflict between white people and minorities.
But even those who criticize critical race theory have a hard time defining what it is. So, what exactly is it?
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DALLAS â Word started spreading on NextDoor, via text message and in Facebook groups. âHigh alert!â as parents cautioned each other that Plano school trustees would be voting to buy teaching materials that spread the ideas of critical race theory.
Dozens of parents came to protest outside of the May school board meeting, many carrying signs decrying âCRTâ and urging trustees to vote against a specific agenda item. Several testified, calling critical race theory an ideological cancer and a way of making kids feel bad.
By the end, board members appeared shocked.
The agenda item in question was a contract renewal for an elective college preparation course that helps students develop study skills. The AVID program has been in Plano and many area districts for more than a decade.