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opinion
New Jersey School District Eliminates Holidays’ Names to be ‘Inclusive’
A New Jersey school district has voted to eliminate “the names of all religious and secular holidays from the school calendar … opting for the more generic description ‘Day Off,’” reports the Washington Times. You can guess the reason. They used those increasingly popular words — “inclusive” and “equitable.” No more Christmas, Hanukkah, Memorial Day,… -
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Critical Race Theory Is Antithetical to Christianity, Black Pastor Says
Critical race theory is absolutely contrary to Christianity, says pastor, educator, and author Voddie Baucham Jr. “The idea that people would be oppressors based solely on their ethnicity and that you would condemn people as irredeemable sinners based solely on their race or ethnicity, that would be completely, completely counter to a typical truth, the… -
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Critical Race Theory Distracts From Real Problems in Education, This Reformer Says
Public education in New York City is far from what it once was, Ian Rowe, a resident fellow at the American Enterprise Institute, says. “I had a great public school education in New York City kindergarten through 12th grade,” Rowe says. But today, he says, New York City’s public schools aren’t meeting the needs of… -
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Education Secretary Prioritizes Transgender Students Over Biological Girls, Does What Supreme Court Hasn’t
Americans can’t say they weren’t warned. During his Senate committee confirmation hearing in February, Education Secretary Miguel Cardona affirmed his support for transgender athletes during a line of direct and intensive questioning by Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky. Cardona stated, “I think that it’s critically important to have education systems and educators respect the rights of all students, including students who are… -
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Protect DC Students From Critical Race Theory’s Racial Bias, Congressman Says
In the nation’s capital, critical race theorists are rewriting public school lesson plans to make them what they call “culturally responsive.” But that benign-sounding project is dangerously manipulative: Self-appointed social justice warriors are using the whims of extremist opinions to change the importance of subjects, such as science and math, along with history and literature,… -
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Critical Race Theory Will Destroy Our Military
As a young Marine Corps first lieutenant assigned to an infantry battalion in the late 1980s, I had charge of the unit transport section of operators, mechanics, and supervisors tasked with taking care of our fleet of combat vehicles. This group of Marines, like all with whom I served over a 20-year military career, was… -
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Navy Chief: Critical Race Theory Proponent’s Radical Book Makes ‘Better Navy’
Adm. Michael M. Gilday, the chief of naval operations, did not answer questions Tuesday about whether author-activist Ibram X. Kendi’s opposition to interracial adoption and capitalism is extreme. But, Gilday did tell the House Armed Services Committee that Kendi’s controversial book “How to Be an Antiracist” would lead to “a better Navy” by promoting more… -
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Teacher Shares Behind-Scenes Look at How Unions Further Woke Agenda
California teacher Brenda Lebsack says she began seeing “red flags” in public education when she decided to become more involved with her union, the California Teachers Association. After she began attending the union's conferences in 2015, Lebsack says, she was alarmed to see that many of the topics weren’t academic but instead focused on social… -
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In Loudoun County, Dad Has 2 Reasons to Take on Critical Race Theory
In his own words, Virginia parent Michael Rivera isn’t normally the type of person to make big speeches. “I, like all of you, live a quiet and private life. I like to stay at home,” Rivera told a crowd of about 250 in Leesburg, Virginia. “I don’t necessarily like to spend my time at school board meetings, but we have to do it.” … -
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Communism Survivor Speaks Out Against Critical Race Theory
Editor’s note: On Thursday, Xi Van Fleet was interviewed by Fox News host Sean Hannity about why she spoke out against critical race theory during a recent school board meeting in Loudoun County, Virginia and said the theory was the “American version of the Chinese Cultural Revolution.” Watch the interview or read the lightly edited… -
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Black Mom: Critical Race Theory Is False ‘Unless You Believe That Whites Are Better Than Blacks’
Editor’s note: Keisha King, a member of Moms for Liberty and a mother of two in Florida, delivered these remarks Thursday to the state Board of Education, according to Fox News. Her comments were widely shared on social media, including by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis. Below is a lightly edited transcript, or you can watch… -
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Nation’s Largest Teachers Union Chooses Indoctrination Over Education
It’s disappointing—though not surprising—that the National Education Association has doubled down on prioritizing far-left political activism over the best interests of America’s children. By asserting that the problems with America’s educational system stem from systemic racism, the NEA is, in effect, blaming others for the failures of the country’s public school system—while absolving itself of any culpability… -
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She Won Her School Board Race by Opposing Critical Race Theory
Hannah Smith ran for school board in her Texas community on a platform opposing critical race theory. Smith won, earning nearly 70% of the vote last month. “[T]he community turnout at this election really sent a message to our district and gave us a mandate going in to say, ‘We don’t want critical race theory… -
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College Athlete Sues Over Critical Race Theory, Woke Culture
A spokeswoman for Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt, a Republican, expressed support Friday for former University of Oklahoma volleyball player Kylee McLaughlin, who has accused the university of violating her First Amendment rights by excluding her from her volleyball team over her conservative views. “Governor Stitt fully supports every individual’s right to freedom of speech and… -
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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… -
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‘Emotionally Abusing Our Children’: Mom Criticizes ‘Communist Values’ at School Board Meeting
A parent criticized members of the Carmel Central School District school board for “emotionally abusing” the children and teaching them “communist values” in Putnam County, New York, at a school board business meeting Thursday. Tatiyana Ibrahim, whose child attends one of the schools in the district, criticized the school board for allowing teachers to allegedly… -
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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… -
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The 6th Circuit Was Right: My University Can’t Force Me to Endorse Ideas I Disagree With
When I began teaching my political philosophy class at Shawnee State University in the spring of 2018, I had no idea that day’s discussion would bring me to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit, but it did. On that day, a biologically male student raised his hand, and I responded with a simple… -
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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… -
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Teachers at Rebekah Randall’s Son’s School Are Fixated on Race. She Wants to Know, ‘What Is the Endgame?’
A parent of two living in Texas, Rebekah Randall was furious when her son’s teacher implied that the only place her child could learn the answers to cultural questions involving racial identity was at school. They made the “implication that my children would never receive this education in our home,” Randall told me in an…