Attempts to ban teaching on ‘critical race theory’ multiply across the U.S.
Daniel C. Vock
Missouri Independent
WASHINGTON From statehouses to Congress, Republicans have launched into a fight against the teaching of “critical race theory,” which just a year ago was a niche academic term.
Experts in critical race theory say it’s about acknowledging how racial disparities are embedded in U.S history and society, and the concept is being mischaracterized by conservatives. But GOP lawmakers in the past few months have succeeded in pushing it to the top of state legislative agendas.
Governors in Idaho and Oklahoma have already signed measures to forbid the teaching of critical race theory in schools this year. Arkansas’ Republican governor let a similar measure become law without his signature, while proposals in Iowa and Tennessee are waiting for their governors’ approval.
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Caption Elected officials in Georgia have waded into the national debate over whether critical race theory has a place in classrooms. Credit: Pexels/Stock photo
From statehouses to Congress, Republicans have launched into a fight against the teaching of “critical race theory,” which just a year ago was a niche academic term.
Experts in critical race theory say it’s about acknowledging how racial disparities are embedded in U.S. history and society, and the concept is being mischaracterized by conservatives. But GOP lawmakers in the past few months have succeeded in pushing it to the top of state legislative agendas.
WASHINGTON — From statehouses to Congress, Republicans have launched into a fight against the teaching of “critical race theory,” which just a year ago was a niche academic term.
Attempts to ban teaching on ‘critical race theory’ multiply across the U.S.
Republicans have launched into a fight against the teaching, which just a year ago was a niche academic term.
Credit: Ohio Capital Journal Author: Daniel C. Vock (Ohio Capital Journal) Published: 10:40 AM EDT May 24, 2021 Updated: 10:40 AM EDT May 24, 2021
WASHINGTON WASHINGTON From statehouses to Congress, Republicans have launched into a fight against the teaching of “critical race theory,” which just a year ago was a niche academic term.
Experts in critical race theory say it’s about acknowledging how racial disparities are embedded in U.S history and society, and the concept is being mischaracterized by conservatives. But GOP lawmakers in the past few months have succeeded in pushing it to the top of state legislative agendas.
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