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Education Department Backs Off Promotion of Group Espousing Critical Race Theory
The Biden administration called it an “error” to promote a guide by a group espousing critical race theory in an Education Department handbook meant for use in over 13,000 public school districts on recommendations and policies for school reopenings, Fox News reported. The activist group, Abolitionist Teaching Network, has connections to at least two high-ranking officials in…Kendall Tietz -
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Protecting Life on College Campuses
The physical and psychological traumas associated with the chemical abortion regimen evince the unique horrors of the procedure—even beyond what we are used to in the abortion context. Tammi, one victim of the abortion industry’s embrace of this practice, reflected on her chemical abortion as “savage” and “horrific.” She recalled extreme physical pain and fear throughout the…Travis Weber -
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Critical Race Theory in Classrooms Isn’t Just About Teaching ‘Honest History’
The media spin and outright gaslighting to cover up the reality of the teaching of critical race theory in our schools and institutions has shifted into overdrive. First, we were told it wasn’t happening at all. Then, we were informed that trying to stop it was authoritarian fascism or something. Now left-wing media and politicians…Jarrett Stepman -
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Biological Male May Join Middle School Girls Cross Country Team, Judge Rules
A middle school student who is a biological male may run on a girls cross country team this fall in spite of West Virginia’s new law banning biological males from women’s sports, a federal judge has ruled. Lawyers from the ACLU-West Virginia had argued to U.S. Circuit Judge Joseph R. Goodwin that HB 3293 would unfairly prevent the 11-year-old…Mary Margaret Olohan -
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How Conservative College Students Can Gain a Voice on Campus
Student activism “has to be loud,” Kristin Dobson, national field director for the Leadership Institute, says. Dobson trains young people across America how to have a voice on their college campus. Through practical tools, she and her team show young people how to promote freedom and conservative principles effectively at their universities. Dobson joins the “Problematic…Lauren Evans -
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Federal Education Officials Backpedal on Pushing Critical Race Theory in Schools
The U.S. Department of Education looked into critical race theory’s abyss and blinked. In April, the agency proposed prioritizing the theory’s racially discriminatory ideas in a small federal grant program for K-12 schools. But after receiving a “significant” number of comments on the announcement, the agency demurred earlier this week, saying it would not give…Jonathan Butcher -
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‘Let Them Die,’ Intolerant PTA, NAACP Official Says of Critical Race Theory Foes
If you oppose critical race theory, you should die. That was the message sent Thursday by an official of both the Virginia Parent Teacher Association and the state NAACP to a group of critical race theory supporters. Here’s what Michelle Leete, vice president of communications for the Virginia state PTA and first vice president of…Jarrett Stepman -
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Why Are Defense Department Schools Transitioning Students’ Gender Behind Parents’ Backs?
Our men and women in uniform are prepared to lay their lives on the line every day to uphold the Constitution and protect the nation from enemies who would do us harm, but what many service members may not realize is that a personal threat to their families exists much closer to home. As parental…Amy Haywood -
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My Campus Canceled Me Because I Didn’t Post a Black Square on Instagram
I love my university. I cherish the memories I have made and the friends I have met, but all good things have a blemish. I was told college is the time for maturing and growing to become who I am meant to be. Growing up, I was told college is an accepting place where I…Nicole Kiser -
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Mom Says School Board Threatened to Sue Her for Seeking Public Information on Critical Race Theory in Curriculum
Nicole Solas was surprised to find her name listed on the meeting agenda of her local school board, especially since it said the board was considering taking legal action against her in response to her many requests for public records. The Rhode Island mother of two began filing records requests with the South Kingstown School…Virginia Allen -
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Teachers Unions Push Critical Race Theory in Schools, Urge Defiance of State Laws Against It
“Critical race theory is not taught in elementary schools or high schools,” the head of America’s second-largest teachers union insisted Tuesday. American Federation of Teachers President Randi Weingarten said that what you think is critical race theory is actually just “teaching students accurate history.” The very next day, however, Weingarten introduced a presentation by Ibram…Jarrett Stepman -
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Arizona Governor Signs Bill Banning Critical Race Theory in Government
Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey, a Republican, signed a bill Friday that prohibits the instruction of critical race theory in the state’s local governments. House Bill 2906 prevents “the state and any local governments from requiring their employees to engage in orientation, training or therapy that suggest an employee is inherently racist, sexist or oppressive, whether…Cole Crystal -
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2 Educators Fight for Their Jobs After Suggesting Commonsense Transgender Policies for School
A school board in Oregon will decide whether to fire two educators at a middle school who were placed on leave after producing a video proposing that schools recognize a student’s biological sex, not his or her gender identity. Science teacher Katie Medart and assistant principal Rachel Damiano of North Middle School in Grants Pass,…Nicole Russell -
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Unions Double Down on Inserting Critical Race Theory Into Education
Periodically, it’s worth checking teachers union priorities. Such reviews find just how much these special-interest groups are disconnected from mainstream opinions on the role of schools in society. We also find how singularly focused they are on political fads, such as the toxic ideology of critical race theory, instead of improving the state of American…Lindsey Burke -
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Supreme Court Will Hear Case on Law Excluding Religious Schools From State Funding
The Supreme Court decided Friday to hear a case regarding a Maine Department of Education law excluding religious schools from public tuition funding. The court announced it would hear Carson v. Makin, a case brought by Maine parents contesting a tuition assistance program that grants funds to parents without convenient access to public schools, enabling…Ailan Evans -
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School Choice Only Option in Divided Nation
The issue of critical race theory is raising a more fundamental question about our nation: education. Education is about more than teaching children to read and write. It is about transmitting values, transmitting a worldview, that will define how our youth think and how they will live. Per the Department of Education, in 2020, 56.4…Star Parker -
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Critical Race Theory Is Cultural Marxism, Has No Place in Classroom
Critical race theory is a twisted and vile concept. It’s the belief that our nation’s somber history of slavery can only be redeemed by erasing every institution and person that took any part in the nation’s founding. Just as Marxism before it, critical race theory eliminates our individuality and instead divides us into groups of…Rep. Ralph Norman -
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Press Military Leaders Up for Promotions Tougher on Critical Race Theory, Cotton Urges
Sen. Tom Cotton suggested he would ask tougher questions of nominees of top military command positions about their views on critical race theory before they are given promotions. Cotton, R-Ark., an Army veteran who fought in Afghanistan, said the doctrine gaining a foothold in a number of institutions, including the military, is contrary to the…Fred Lucas -
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Schools Use ‘Equity’ as Trojan Horse for Toxic Critical Race Theory
In a clever move to utilize the existing modicum of “cultural competency” training, educators bent on revising American history and pushing equal outcomes have found a place to embed the elements of critical race theory. States are running it up the flagpole and out to local school boards in cleverly packaged messaging that demands equity….Tamra Farah -
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How Parents Fight Critical Race Theory in Loudoun County
Loudoun County, Virginia, has become the nucleus of a growing movement of parents and educators united against schools teaching critical race theory, a philosophy that categorizes individuals into groups of oppressors and victims based on their race. Michael Rivera, a father of two from Loudoun County, advocates against critical race theory and other proposed leftist…Douglas Blair