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On June 10, 2021, the Florida Board of Education unanimously voted to ban public schools from teaching critical race theory at the urging of governor Ron DeSantis. [57] As of July 2021, 10 U.S. states have introduced bills or taken other steps that would restrict teaching critical race theory, and 26 others were in the process of doing so.
The bill is authored by Rep. Kevin West, R-Oklahoma City, the same lawmaker who also authored the controversial House Bill 1775, the so-called critical race theory ban, that bans the teaching of ...
The Oklahoma Board of Education has outlined new guidelines limiting teachings on race and gender in K-12 classrooms. As reported... View Article The post Oklahoma Board of Education approves ...
The origin of racism in American history is part of an ongoing national debate as lawmakers, experts and educators advocate for and against the teaching of Critical Race Theory (CRT) — a theory ...
A 2023 analysis by The Washington Post found that a majority of book challenges in over 100 school districts from the 2021–2022 school year were filed by just 11 people. [30] Based on a survey by PEN, about 10,000 books were banned from US schools by Republican-led censorship laws in the 2023/2024 academic year.
4. Education. Harding University (BA) Ryan Walters (born May 23, 1985) is an American politician who has served as the elected Oklahoma Superintendent of Public Instruction since 2023 and who served as the appointed Oklahoma Secretary of Education between September 2020 and April 2023. A member of the Republican Party, he has been a vocal ...
Of the three board members elected in May 2022 on a platform opposing "critical race theory", one was a Moms for Liberty member, one was married to a Moms for Liberty member, and one received funding from Moms for Liberty members. Leaven resigned his position in November 2022, though Leaven's supporters say he was forced out by the board.
The ACLU federal lawsuit in Oklahoma is the first to challenge a state law implemented to prevent the teaching of critical race theory. Oklahoma's anti-critical race theory law violates free ...