North Carolina schools say they need to talk about race, but disagree on how WTVD
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Schools in North Carolina and across the nation are addressing the issue of race as part of what they say is an effort to better meet the needs of their students.
North Carolina House passes bill to limit how racism is taught; one Democrat calls it ‘book burning’
Updated May 12, 2021;
Posted May 12, 2021
North Carolina Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson speaks during a press conference in Raleigh on Tuesday, March 16, 2021. Robinson talked about the creation of a task force to address complaints about indoctrination in public schools. (Ethan Hyman/The News & Observer/TNS)TNS
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RALEIGH, N.C. North Carolina Republican lawmakers are attempting to put new rules on public school lessons about race and history, part of a growing distrust about what students are being taught.
The North Carolina House voted 65-48 on Wednesday to pass a bill that prohibits schools from promoting concepts such as that the U.S. was created to oppress people or that people are inherently racist or sexist. Supporters say the bill, which calls for keeping people from being made to feel guilty due to their race or the past actions of people of their race, will
State Rep. Kandie Smith
A controversial bill restricting what North Carolina school children can be taught about America’s racial history was approved by the Republican-led House on Wednesday and is headed to the Senate where it is also likely to receive a favorable hearing.
House Bill 324 is like dozens of bills around the country being pushed by Republican legislatures trying to ensure unflattering parts of the nation’s history is not taught in public schools.
Critical Race Theory, an academic discipline that examines how racism has shaped the nation’s legal and social systems, is also a target of such bills.
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