Tag: CRT

Florida’s Gov. DeSantis Declares Financial War on ‘Woke’ Universities in State

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis threw down the gauntlet on fixing higher education on Jan. 31, vowing to eliminate all funding for Diversity, Equity, Inclusion (DEI), and Critical Race Theory (CRT) throughout the state. Public universities should not be in the business of using taxpayer money to offer degrees in “zombie” studies but should embrace academic…


Alabama Legislators Propose Bill to Ban the Teaching of ‘Divisive Concepts’

Alabama legislators have prefiled a bill that would ban the teaching of subjects considered to be divisive in public schools. House Bill 7 (pdf) would prohibit public entities such as state agencies, local boards of education, and public institutions of higher education from promoting or endorsing, or requiring affirmation of, certain “divisive concepts relating to…


Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders Signs Executive Order Banning CRT in Arkansas

Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders signed an executive order banning indoctrination and critical race theory (CRT) in the state after being sworn in as governor. Schools must “educate, not indoctrinate” students and that the state’s education policies need to “protect children and prepare them to enter the workforce,” according to the executive order, obtained by…


Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders Signs Executive Order Banning CRT

Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders signed an executive order banning indoctrination and critical race theory (CRT) in the state after being sworn in as governor. Schools must “educate, not indoctrinate” students and that the state’s education policies need to “protect children and prepare them to enter the workforce,” according to the executive order, obtained by…


Group Urges Parents to Fight to Remove Social Emotional Learning From Classrooms

A new resource from Moms for Liberty helps parents who want to keep “antiracism” training and other politically charged social justice topics out of their children’s classrooms. The new guide tells how schools use Social-Emotional Learning (SEL) to weave left-wing ideology into teaching, often unrelated classes, such as math. Parents can access the free guide…


Washington Post Issues Corrections on Article About Conservative Journalist Chris Rufo

Documentary filmmaker and Manhattan Institute fellow Chris Rufo criticized The Washington Post for a recent article that he said spread multiple lies about his political views and about Critical Race Theory (CRT), leading to the newspaper issuing a correction on segments of its reporting. In a Twitter thread, Rufo highlighted several excerpts from the article titled…


Is Systematic Racism Oppressing African-Americans?

Commentary Today in America, the history of slavery and racism is most often used to explain the crime and dysfunction that many in the African-American community faces. However, the EpochTV documentary “Uncle Tom II” tells a different narrative, revealing what they believe is the key to black success and empowerment. “My hope is this will…


Newly Elected School Board Members Face Backlash Over CRT Ban

Three newly elected school board trustees who ran on a parental rights platform in Temecula, Calif., and voted to ban critical race theory from being taught in the classroom last week were met with student walkouts over the issue, along with accusations of “white supremacy.” The proposed critical race theory (CRT) ban was discussed at…


British Education Secretary Says White Privilege Is Not a ‘Fact’

Education Secretary Gillian Keegan has said she does not believe white privilege is “a fact,” arguing that it should not be taught as such in schools. The Cabinet minister said the topic had been part of a debate about what children should be taught in school. Keegan told LBC radio on Thursday, “We’ve basically said,…


Left-Wing Melbourne Council Votes to Stop Holding Citizenship Ceremonies on Australia Day

A Melbourne council led by the left-wing Greens Party will cease holding citizenship ceremonies on Australia Day on Jan. 26 and instead host a “day of mourning” event for Indigenous Australians starting in 2023. The Merri-bek council in Melbourne’s north will be the third council in the city after two other inner-north Greens-led councils, Yarra…