Tag: critical race theory

Parents, Officials Pushing Back Against Diversity Courses in Ohio Schools

As state school officials and parents see a number of Ohio schools contracting with more diversity-related organizations that provide critical race theory and transgender courses for teachers—and pay for them with taxpayer funds—those who disagree with it want others to know they are fighting back. Some see it as so bad that they have pulled…


Mississippi Senate Passes Anti-CRT Bill as Black Democrats Walk out on Vote

A bill that would ban tenants of critical race theory (CRT) from being taught in public schools and colleges has passed Mississippi’s Republican-dominated state Senate, with most of the Democratic minority refusing to vote on the measure. Senate Bill 2113, proposed by Republican state Sen. Michael McLendon, was approved on Friday by 32-2 in a…


Florida’s Stop WOKE Act Makes It Through Committee Stage

In Gov. Ron DeSantis’ fight to eradicate “wokism” from schools and the workplace, a bill has made it through committee that has promise of making it to his desk to become law. HB 148 or the “Stop Wrongs Against Our Kids and Employees Act (WOKE),” which the governor said would “do a number of things…


Teachers Unions Exploited the COVID-19 Pandemic to Advance a Radical Agenda: Eric Eggers

The two largest U.S. teachers unions used the COVID-19 pandemic to advance a planned agenda for radical changes to public schools. This included pushing critical race theory and trans activism policies while at the same time dismantling education standards by abandoning basic skills like math and reading. According to Eric Eggers, vice president of the…


Beyond K-12: Experts Explain How Woke Culture is Also Destroying Academia, Corporations, and the Military

On Jan. 2, The Epoch Times reported how lower expectations and the shift in focus from academic excellence in K-12 education toward the implementation of social constructs like critical race theory equals fewer literate graduates. Beyond K-12, four experts explain how woke culture is also destroying academia, corporations, and the military. ‘Our Universities’ and ‘the…


‘A Very Strong Start’: Virginia Parents Applaud New Governor’s Focus on CRT, Education

A lot was at stake for parents in Virginia as their new governor Glenn Youngkin took office on Jan. 15. They worked hard to get the Republican votes, and parental rights were the decisive issue for his narrow victory in the gubernatorial election. So far, parents don’t seem to be disappointed. On his first day…


Virginia Governor Bans Critical Race Theory, Names Anti-CRT Advocates to Key Education Posts

On his first in office, Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin fulfilled his campaign promise by prohibiting public schools in the state from teaching critical race theory, which he described as an “inherently divisive” concept. Youngkin, who was sworn in as governor Saturday in Richmond, signed nine executive orders and two executive directives to address some of…


Bethany Mandel Talks ‘Subtle Indoctrination’ in Children’s Books and K-12 Education; New Heroes of Liberty Series

“There’s all of that very overt indoctrination, but I think what’s more damaging is the very subtle indoctrination.” Woke ideology about race and gender often aren’t explicitly included in lesson plans, but instead appear in books teachers use to teach subjects like counting or sentence structure, says conservative commentator and writer Bethany Mandel. “It normalizes…


Critics Accuse Educators of Blatant Deception Over CRT in the Classroom

A webcast of high-level California educators discussing how to teach critical race theory (CRT) has raised the ire of parents, teachers and organizations who’ve been told since early last summer that CRT is not being taught in K-12 schools. The three-hour webcast, called “Demystifying Critical Race Theory | Teaching Critical Race Theory in K-12 Classrooms”…


Parents Were Told CRT Was Not Taught in Classrooms—Then They Saw an Educators’ Webcast

A webcast of high-level California educators discussing how to teach critical race theory (CRT) has raised the ire of parents, teachers and organizations who’ve been told since early last summer that CRT is not being taught in K-12 schools. The three-hour webcast, called “Demystifying Critical Race Theory | Teaching Critical Race Theory in K-12 Classrooms”…