Critical Race Theory News
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Teachers Are Feeding Critical Race Theory to Our Kids. Look What’s Happening in Wisconsin.
MADISON, Wis.—A widespread, vigorous debate is going on in this country right now about critical race theory and if it should be taught in our local schools. Critical race theory is an academic discipline that has been around for decades but only recently became the ideology of the far left in its push to tear…MacIver Staff -
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Why Rep. Chip Roy Aims to Defund Schools That Teach Critical Race Theory
Rep. Chip Roy recently introduced a bill to withhold federal funds from any schools that teach critical race theory. The Texas Republican lawmaker joins “The Daily Signal Podcast” to talk about the bill, how critical race theory is affecting what children learn in schools, what parents can do to make sure their kids aren’t being taught…Rachel del Guidice -
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11 States Consider Bans on Teaching Critical Race Theory
Earlier this year, an Aiken County teacher wrote to South Carolina state Rep. Bill Taylor in alarm about critical race theory emerging in public schools. “I know full well the insidiousness of the so-called critical race theory that aims to resegregate society, discriminate against those who are white, victimize those who are black, and render…Fred Lucas -
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The Mob Is After Chip and Joanna Gaines Again, This Time Over Critical Race Theory
Media reports surfacing Tuesday and Wednesday went after Chip and Joanna Gaines for donating to a campaign run by Chip Gaines’ sister that critiques critical race theory. The “Fixer Upper” stars donated $1,000 to Grapevine-Colleyville Independent School District School Board candidate Shannon Braun’s campaign, The Dallas Morning News reported last week. Braun has called critical race theory the “single most…Mary Margaret Olohan -
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Revived 1776 Commission Slams Biden Incentive to Teach Critical Race Theory
The 1776 Commission reconvened Monday to voice opposition to a federal regulation pushing schools to promote critical race theory, and to call for states and localities to establish their own similar panels to promote accurate American history. It marked the commission’s first meeting since being abolished by President Joe Biden as a presidential advisory panel…Fred Lucas -
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We Hear You: Critical Race Theory, ‘Enhanced’ Unemployment, and America’s Birthrate
Editor's note: The Daily Signal's audience isn't shy in speaking its mind about our coverage of what's happening in American culture, workplaces, and schools. See for yourself in this dip into the mailbag at [email protected].—Katrina Trinko Dear Daily Signal: Thank you for Fred Lucas' informative article on the introduction of congressional legislation on critical race…Katrina Trinko -
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Democrat Left’s Critical Race Theory Preaches Black Failure
Critical race theory may be the Democrat left’s filthiest, ugliest big lie. It defines America as inherently and irredeemably bigoted, denounces all whites as racial oppressors, and diminishes all blacks as racially oppressed victims. Lies, lies, lies. The third lie is the worst. Black Lives Matter, the “diversity” police, and other “systemic racism”-mongers relentlessly claim…Deroy Murdock -
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Will France Stand Up to Critical Race Theory and Postcolonial Movements?
“You start out giving your hat, then you give your coat, then your shirt, then your skin and finally your soul.” So said famed French President and World War II hero Charles de Gaulle on the costs of dealing with the Soviet Union. In de Gaulle’s time, many were content to let the Soviets be…Douglas Blair -
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I’m With Israel and Against Critical Race Theory
In 1867, American writer Mark Twain visited the Holy Land. He recorded his impressions in a book titled “The Innocents Abroad.” Twain was appalled when seeing the abandoned and desolate land that was the home of the Bible. “The further we went, the hotter the sun got and the more rocky and bare, repulsive and…Star Parker -
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Critical Race Theory Is Being Institutionalized Throughout America
Americans are right to fight back against the racial fanaticism now invading American classrooms, workplaces, and even the White House. These misguided teachings, accepted as holy writ by their proponents, are premised on easily disprovable propositions. The core propositions are the following: that the persistence of racial disparities are prima facie evidence of a racism…Mike Gonzalez -
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House Republicans Target Teaching of Critical Race Theory
House Republicans seek passage of legislation to push back against a rule proposed by the Biden administration to promote teaching Americans to judge each other based on skin color. At least three House GOP members last week announced legislation, with two bills targeting schools, one the military, and one all federal institutions. Public comment closes…Fred Lucas -
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Though Disbanded by Biden, 1776 Commission to Reconvene, Oppose Teaching of Critical Race Theory
Members of the 1776 Commission, which President Joe Biden disbanded on his first day in office, will reconvene next week in Washington after expressing opposition to a Biden administration regulation to promote critical race theory in schools. While it’s no longer a presidential advisory commission or associated with the federal government as it was in…Fred Lucas -
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How Biden Aims to Take Critical Race Theory to the Next Level in Your School
If the Biden administration gets its way, the federal government will soon be alternatively bribing and threatening every school district in the country to push divisive and damaging curricula on race in the classroom. It would come courtesy of a proposed rule from the Department of Education, available for public comment until May 19. In…Lindsey Burke -
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Critical Race Theory Weakens Society and Breeds Hate, Minorities Say
Critical race theory, at one time limited primarily to academia, has become a controversial issue as it increasingly is showing up in K-12 school curriculums and in training in government agencies and corporate America. Speakers at a May 6 virtual event sponsored by Latinos for Tennessee, a traditional values advocacy group, explained what critical race theory…Jarrett Stepman -
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Voters in Dallas Suburb Lead Revolt Against Critical Race Theory Curriculum
Critical race theory received a stunning rebuke at the polls in local Texas elections last week in a suburb of Dallas. “On one side, progressives argued that curriculum and disciplinary changes were needed to make all children feel safe and welcome in Carroll, a mostly white but quickly diversifying school district,” NBC News reported. “On…Jarrett Stepman -
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Teaching Critical Race Theory to End in Arkansas Agencies Without Governor’s Signature
Republican Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson allowed legislation to become law without his signature Monday that ends the use of critical race theory education for state agencies. Hutchinson effectively approved SB 627 Monday, “an act to prohibit the propagation of divisive concepts” and “to review state entity training materials.” The legislation bans state agencies from teaching “divisive concepts,”…Mary Margaret Olohan -
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How Critical Race Theory Is Taught in Public Schools
Critical race theory is making its way into institutions across America. Christopher Rufo, a visiting fellow for domestic policy studies at The Heritage Foundation, joins “The Daily Signal Podcast” to discuss how critical race theory is affecting what children learn in schools. (The Daily Signal is Heritage’s multimedia news outlet.) “Critical race theory is an academic…Rachel del Guidice -
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Critical Race Theory About to See Its Day in Court
As recently as last summer, few people outside academia had heard of critical race theory, whose central claim is that racism, not liberty, is the founding value and guiding vision of American society. Then, President Donald Trump issued an executive order last September banning the teaching of this “malign ideology” to federal employees and federal contractors….John Murawski -
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Critical Race Theory Drives Students Apart. Idaho Lawmakers Had Enough.
Officials at an Idaho middle school tried pressuring teachers to judge students by the color of their skin. But state lawmakers rejected this application of critical race theory, a deeply divisive philosophy driving many federal, state, and local policies today. Idaho lawmakers made the case that school officials should not force students to believe “any…Jonathan Butcher -
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Keep Racist Critical Race Theory Ideology Out of K-12 Classrooms
How would you feel if your child came home from school and said her teacher had told her that everything that happens in the world is “racist” and that she’s part of the problem because of the color of her skin? That may sound far-fetched, but such disturbing ideas are coming to your children’s schools,…Jonathan Butcher