Category: critical race theory

Parents Say They’ve Been Harassed, Stalked, and Doxxed for Criticizing School Boards

Parents from several states say they’ve been harassed online, stalked, doxxed, and reported to their employers for criticizing school boards about what they see as a tectonic shift from reading, writing, and arithmetic to the promotion of radical political and social ideas, along with extreme COVID-19 polices in the last couple of years. Substitute Teacher…


Judge Suspends Enforcement of Part of Florida’s Stop WOKE Act

A federal judge on Aug. 18 has temporarily blocked part of Florida’s “Stop WOKE Act,” also known as the state’s Individual Freedom Act. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis in April signed the measure, FL HB 7, which he called the “Stop Wrongs Against Our Kids Act,” to prohibit the teaching of Critical Race Theory (CRT) in schools, and require…


University of Maryland Wants ‘Anti-Racist’ Activists to Work as Writing Consultants for Students, Faculty

The University of Maryland, Baltimore, is looking for students to work as writing consultants, and one of the preferred qualifications is a background in “anti-racist” coursework or activism. Writing consultants work at the university’s writing center to help other students, postdoctoral researchers, and faculty to critique and improve research papers, resumes, cover letters, grant applications,…


Maryland University Campus Seeks to Hire ‘Anti-Racist’ Activists as Writing Consultants for Students, Faculty

The University of Maryland’s Baltimore campus (UMB) is seeking students to work as writing consultants, with a background in “anti-racist” coursework or activism as one of the preferred qualifications for applicants, according to the school’s website. Consultants at the university’s writing center offer assistance and feedback to other students, postdoctoral researchers, and faculty to improve research…


Minneapolis Public Schools’ Plan to Decide Layoffs by Minority Status Is ‘Unconstitutional’: Legal Experts

A new agreement between the Minneapolis teachers union and Minneapolis Public Schools that could result in white teachers being laid off before minority teachers, regardless of seniority, has sparked criticism among experts. According to the agreement (pdf), initially struck in March, white teachers would be laid off or reassigned before “educators of color” in the event Minneapolis…


Parent Rights Group Fights Critical Race Theory with Anti-Union Campaign

To allow schools to be free of Critical Race Theory (CRT) parents must break the unions, parental rights activists say. This school year, Moms for Liberty leaders Tiffany Justice and Tina Descovich have mounted a nationwide campaign to end union control of schools. “Let’s start the new school year right—by ending the reign of the…


Noem’s Draft of Social Studies Standards Promises ‘Balanced Approach’ to American History

South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem has released draft social studies standards for K–12 students in the state, promising to make such education free from political agendas. “South Dakota’s children deserve the very best social studies education in the nation … These standards raise the bar for the breadth and depth of civics and history education….


UCLA Creates Database to ‘Track Attacks on Critical Race Theory’

Faculty at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) School of Law have created a database to identify and record efforts to block critical race theory (CRT) being taught in schools across the country. The database, called the CRT Forward Tracking Project, allows users to “track attacks on critical race theory” and filter the information…


Parental Rights Group Gets Thousands of Warnings About Promotion of Transgenderism in Schools

Transgender child indoctrination is a nationwide threat, Parents Defending Education president Nicole Neily said. Between 50 and 200 parents contact her organization every week because their schools teach lessons that promote transgenderism, Critical Race Theory, and other liberal ideas. This year, about half of the tips she has received have been about schools teaching transgenderism,…


The Effect of Critical Race Theory on Black Americans; The Importance of Fatherhood and Communities

At the Conservative Political Action Conference in Dallas, I spoke with two leaders in the black community: commissioner Jack Brewer and Daqwan Bruce. We discussed critical race theory—a Marxist and communist ideology—its effects on black Americans and communities of color, what it means to strike for real freedom in America, and how race is politicized. Click…