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As School Year Begins, Kids Have More Educational Options
School is back in session—or will be soon—for students across America. As they head back to the classroom, many of our children will encounter a different environment this year. With debates about mask mandates and critical race theory garnering headlines, another underreported story is reshaping American education. Corey DeAngelis, national research director for the American…Robert B. Bluey -
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2 Employees Sue Missouri School District Over ‘Equity’ Training
Public school employees Brooke Henderson and Jennifer Lumley have had it with the racially discriminatory training sessions taking place in their school district in Springfield, Missouri. The women filed suit Wednesday in federal court, arguing that Springfield Public Schools violated their right to free speech under the First Amendment by forcing them to affirm beliefs…Sarah Parshall Perry -
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I’m a Black Veteran, and I’m Fighting Critical Race Theory in My District
When we send our children to school, we entrust their education to our teachers and school districts. But as parents, we also want access to what our kids are learning. Parents and community leaders like myself from districts across Wisconsin testified recently before the joint education committee regarding new curriculum transparency legislation. This is needed now…Bill Brewer -
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Critical Race Theory Promotes Discrimination
Judging from the flurry of headlines about racial discrimination and teaching history in schools, you could easily forget that school was out for the summer. But some students have already returned, and the rest will be back at their desks before you know it. So will the grown-ups settle the issue before all of them are back in class? Not likely. Consider what White House press secretary…Jonathan Butcher -
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Mom Rebels as Elementary School Creates ‘Black Classes’ to Segregate Children
A mother filed a federal complaint against her child’s Atlanta elementary school after students were reportedly separated into classes based on their race, her lawyer told The Daily Caller News Foundation. Kira Posey filed a complaint to the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights after learning her child and 11 other black students…Harry Wilmerding -
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I’m a Teacher. Parents Should Know That School Districts Hide an Ideology of ‘Unlimited’ Gender.
As a former secondary school English teacher, I believe definitions are important. As a current special education teacher, I believe communication with parents is essential. And as a former school board member, I believe transparency to taxpayers, who fund public education, is obligatory. Unfortunately, authorities in public school districts in charge of pre-K through grade 12…Brenda Lebsack -
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What My College President Gets Wrong About Critical Race Theory
Critical race theory, the enemy of free thought, undermines American exceptionalism. Many institutions have embraced teaching this ideology, blind to just how toxic it is. As a student at the College of the Holy Cross, I know this all too well. My college’s president, Vincent Rougeau, publicly diminished the psychological harm critical race theory poses…Kaitlyn Romaine -
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Are These 7 LGBT ‘Kids’ Books in Your Child’s Classroom or School Library?
Warning: Some content may be inappropriate for children. Children are learning about gay marriage, preferred pronouns, and gender identity, thanks to woke children’s books. “I have a girl brain, but a boy body,” the book “I Am Jazz” says. “This is called transgender. I was born this way.” “I Am Jazz” was published in 2014…Virginia Allen -
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How Back to School Is Different, Again, This Year
It’s back-to-school time. Like every other year, children are excited about new teachers, new experiences, new clothes, and maybe even some new friends. But for many families, going back to school is not business as usual this year. In many cases, temporary changes to education brought on by COVID-19 have become permanent. Perhaps the biggest change is…Joseph Backholm -
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Judge Defends Equal Justice Against Tide of Critical Race Theory, Disparate Impact
Lady Justice is blind, so that everyone before her is equal, regardless of wealth, power, or race. That doesn’t sit well with proponents of critical race theory, who think that the courts and the other branches of government ought to use their power to put what Justice Antonin Scalia once called a “racial thumb” on…GianCarlo Canaparo -
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Teachers Union Sues Rhode Island Mom for Seeking Records About School’s Critical Race Theory Curriculum
The National Education Association, America’s largest teachers union, is suing a Rhode Island mom for seeking information about what her kindergartener will be taught in school. Both the National Education Association Rhode Island and National Education Association South Kingstown, the union’s local branch, are suing Nicole Solas after she filed public record requests with the…Virginia Allen -
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How Critical Race Theory Endangers America’s National Security
I asked my parents about what they would think, theoretically, if I joined the military. As proud Americans with the utmost respect for our armed forces, I figured surely they would not have a problem with this idea. Much to my surprise, the first words out of my mother’s mouth were, “With the way this…Kaitlyn Romaine -
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British Chaplain Reported to Counterterrorism Agency After Questioning School’s ‘LGBT Stuff’
Holding to the biblical definition of male and female has cost the Rev. Bernard Randall his job. Randall served as chaplain of Trent College, a day and boarding school in Derbyshire, England, for four years. He delivered a sermon to students on the topic of gender identity in 2019. “So, all in all, if you…Virginia Allen -
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How 2 Unconventional Education Styles Fostered a Love for America’s Founding
The National Education Association adopted a strategy to impose critical race theory in 14,000 school districts in all 50 states. The association’s decision to promote critical race theory is unsurprising considering it claims America suffers from systemic racism. Public schools, including schools in Loudoun County, Virginia, have added racial diversity books to their classroom libraries….Julea Pehl -
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‘Communism Taking Root in America,’ Critical Race Theory Foe Warns
About 350 concerned residents crowded into a church in Georgetown, Delaware, on Thursday evening to hear from a panel of experts about critical race theory—one of whom likened its spread throughout American culture to Mao Zedong’s communist Cultural Revolution in China. “Today, communism is taking root in America,” speaker Xi Van Fleet said. Critical race…Douglas Blair -
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Critical Race Theory Mutilates Centuries-Old Legacy of Interracial Cooperation
Far more than a mere slap in the face, critical race theory is a brass-knuckled beat-down of white and black Americans who bravely have battled slavery, Jim Crow, and other forms of anti-black racism. Since Democrat-fueled, state-mandated segregation ended in 1964, even more white and black Americans have labored to advance the latter’s freedom, prosperity,…Deroy Murdock -
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Trump’s Budget Director Demands to Know Why Education Department Promoted Critical Race Theory
A top Trump administration official filed a Freedom of Information Act request Wednesday to obtain communications between the Department of Education and a critical race theory activist group whose materials were promoted in a U.S. government guidance book, Fox News reported. Russ Vought, president of the Center for Renewing America and chief of the Office…Kendall Tietz -
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Do Student Suspensions Really Cause a ‘School-to-Prison Pipeline’?
The Biden administration is picking up where the Obama administration left off in trying to dictate to local school districts how they should best discipline students. Its justification for acting as national school principal is based on the claim that suspending students harms them by excluding them from the learning environment and by stigmatizing them…Jay Greene -
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Parents Must Continue to Fight Critical Race Theory
Every once in a while, the Biden administration likes to pretend that it’s listening to reason. Don’t buy it. That’s the message from conservatives, who are trying to keep parents from falling for the White House’s line that it’s backing away from critical race theory in the classroom. That’s the impression Education Secretary Miguel Cardona…Tony Perkins -
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We Hear You: Nothing Nice About Peddling ‘Nice Racism,’ Critical Race Theory
Editor's note: The Daily Signal's audience is passionate in responding to our coverage of the left's attempts to divide America by race. See for yourself in this sampling of the mailbag at [email protected].—Ken McIntyre Dear Daily Signal: I am a black woman who is old enough to see that Robin DiAngelo’s mumbo-jumbo is just repackaged 1960s…Ken McIntyre