Tag: critical race theory

Progressive Classrooms, Subtler Than You Think

Commentary “What constitutes a family?” That’s one of the “Sample Guiding Questions” for Kindergarten to 2nd-grade students in the project called the Educating for American Democracy Roadmap (pdf). The Roadmap is a well-funded, amply sponsored initiative to boost civics learning in primary and secondary education, which everyone agrees is in poor condition. The goal is…


NTD Evening News Full Broadcast (Sept. 3)

President Joe Biden visits Louisiana to see first-hand the devastation caused by Hurricane Ida, the Texas House and Senate send an anti-critical race theory bill to the governor, and a tech CEO calls for a second internet to aid free speech in the cyber world.


If Elected, What Will the Recall Candidates Do as California Governor?

As Election Day approaches for California’s recall election of Gov. Gavin Newsom on Sept. 14, 46 contenders have put their hat in the ring for the position. While many of the candidates cite similar reasons to vote “yes” on the recall, they all maintain Newsom allegedly committed abuse of governorship power through the use of…


A School Movement Targeting Minorities That Works. But Progressives Don’t Like It.

Michael Landsbaum hit bottom after his father lost his job and couldn’t pay rent, leaving the teenager homeless in Dallas. He slept on friends’ couches for months until he was rescued by an unlikely source: his high school. But Pathways in Technology Early College High School did much more than provide him with a place…


California School District Blocks Public Comments on CRT at Board Meetings

A teacher who resigned her position at Rancho San Juan High School in Salinas, California, and moved to Florida this year after she said she was threatened and bullied on social media for opposing critical race theory (CRT) claims the school board has refused to read her public comments at meetings. Kali Fontanilla told The…


Texas Principal Suspended After Being Accused of Promoting Critical Race Theory

A Texas high school principal who was accused of promoting the quasi-Marxist critical race theory was placed on administrative leave, the district announced this week. The Grapevine-Colleyville Independent School District said Monday that Colleyville Heritage High Principal Dr. James Whitfield was placed on paid administrative leave. The district did not provide any more details on…


Epoch TV Review: Schools Do Not Equal the Best Education

In the video series “Real Talk,” the episode “Our Schools Are in Danger” deals with our education system in America and how we measure up to the schools in other countries and also the things that are being taught to our students. Host, Wayne Dupree, begins with a video clip of Laura Morris, a teacher…


Black Doll Incident at California School Renews Debate Over CRT, Ethnic Studies

Students and parents packed a recent school board meeting in Salinas, Calif., alleging “white supremacy” over photographs of a black baby doll posted on an Instagram account and demanding “restorative justice.” The images showed the doll being run over by a vehicle and posed in front of an ambulance. The doll was called Shaniqua in the…


Should Universities Cancel Critical Race Theory?

Commentary There are numerous politicians who fervently wish critical race theory (CRT) to besquelched, cancelled, and ignored. This mostly pertains to elementary and high schools. I take no position on this whatsoever. My task is to assess the propriety of CRT being discussed, debated, talked about, and taught at colleges and universities. For example, Idaho…


Stopping Critical Race Theory Requires a Whole-of-Society Approach

Commentary After 18 months of virtual schooling, families across the country eagerly await the return of in-person schooling this fall. Physical presence plays a pivotal role in forming sociable, emotionally fulfilled, and healthy students. But many parents look to the coming school year with apprehension: Virtual learning during the pandemic gave parents unprecedented access to…