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Since 2020, efforts have been made by conservatives and others to challenge critical race theory (CRT) being taught in schools in the United States.Following the 2020 protests of the murders of Ahmaud Arbery and George Floyd, as well as the killing of Breonna Taylor, school districts began to introduce additional curricula and create diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI)-positions to address ...
The local backlash to addressing race in schools has been fueled in part by national conservative groups and activists, who see the anti-critical race theory fights as a winning political issue ...
Image: A Virginia School board meeting reflects a battle playing out across the country over a once-obscure academic doctrine known as Critical Race Theory, in Ashburn (Evelyn Hockstein / Reuters)
Critical race theory is an advanced concept rarely encountered outside law schools. It holds that racial bias is ingrained in U.S. laws and institutions, negatively impacting people of color.
Critical race theory (CRT) is an academic field focused on the relationships between social conceptions of race and ethnicity, social and political laws, and media. CRT also considers racism to be systemic in various laws and rules, not based only on individuals' prejudices. [ 1 ][ 2 ] The word critical in the name is an academic reference to ...
Dr. Daniel G. Solórzano is an American educator and researcher, known for his work in critical race theory, racial microaggressions, microaffirmations, and critical spatial analysis. Dr. Solorzano has authored more than 100 research articles, book chapters, and books on issues related to educational access and equity for underrepresented ...
EXCLUSIVE – A school district in Colorado was sued after it revoked the position of a dean of students allegedly for pushing back against critical race theory in its professional development ...
Christopher Ferguson Rufo (born August 26, 1984) is an American conservative activist, [1][2] New College of Florida board member, and senior fellow at the Manhattan Institute for Policy Research. [3] He is an opponent of critical race theory, which he says "has pervaded every aspect of the federal government" and poses "an existential threat ...