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Critical race theory has stirred controversy in the United States for promoting the use of narrative in legal studies, advocating "legal instrumentalism" as opposed to ideal-driven uses of the law, and encouraging legal scholars to promote racial equity. [154] Before 1993, the term "critical race theory" was not part of public discourse. [28]
(The Center Square) – During a congressional hearing on civics education Wednesday, Democrats stated that K-12 students do not receive instruction on critical race theory. Republicans disagreed ...
Critical Race Theory has been alternately criticized and celebrated, but do you actually know what it is? Here, experts define this controversial concept and explain its real-world implications.
Education debt is a theory developed by Ladson-Billings to attempt to explain the racial achievement gap. As defined by Professor Emeritus Robert Haveman, a colleague of hers, education debt is the "foregone schooling resources that we could have (should have) been investing in (primarily) low income kids, which deficit leads to a variety of social problems (e.g. crime, low productivity, low ...
The escalating battle over critical race theory has shone a spotlight on a previously obscure process: how local school districts set the curricula shaping what students learn.
The Critical Race Studies in Education Association is an American interdisciplinary organization dedicated to the study of critical race theory and the promotion of racial justice in education. [1] It was founded in 2007 and has held a conference annually since then. [2] [3]
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 ...
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.