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Derrick Bell, Critical Race Theory and the Beginnings of School Choice

Joseph P. Viteritti

Poll of High Schoolers Shows Many Are Taught That America Is 鈥業nherently Racist鈥�

Kevin Mahnken

Culture Wars Cost Schools Estimated $3.2B Last Year, Harming Student Services

Amanda Geduld

New Study: Two-Thirds of Teachers Censor Themselves Even When They Don’t Have To

Beth Hawkins

As States Limit Black History Lessons, Philly Gets it Right, Researcher Says

Sierra Lyons

Report: 1.3M Teachers, 100,000 Professors Now Under 鈥楨ducational Gag Orders鈥�

Beth Hawkins

Bestselling Children鈥檚 Author Jerry Craft Laments Book Bans Ahead of Visit to North Carolina

Greg Childress

5 Strategies to Help Teachers Continue to Educate for Diversity and Democracy

Christopher Clark & Judith L. Pace

Trump, DeSantis, Haley to Speak at Moms for Liberty Summit

Jo Napolitano

The Conservative Scholar Who Convinced GOP Lawmakers Civics Conceals CRT

Asher Lehrer-Small

How Texas Lawmakers Gutted Civics

Asher Lehrer-Small

Missouri Senate Advances 鈥楶arents Bill of Rights鈥� With Less Focus on CRT

Annelise Hanshaw

New National Study: 1 in 4 Teachers Changing Lesson Plans Due to Anti-CRT Laws

Asher Lehrer-Small

How Educational Inequities Are Further Tearing Apart the Country

Conor P. Williams & Shantel Meek

Gov. Ron DeSantis, Who Leveraged Parent Outrage Over Schools, Wins Big in FL

Mark Keierleber

Why All Eyes are Now on the Often Ignored Texas Board of Education Races

Brian Lopez

Poll: Half of Americans Know Little About CRT, What鈥檚 Actually Taught in Schools

Beth Hawkins

The Unintended Consequence of Brown v. Board: A 鈥楤rain Drain鈥� of Black Educators

Greg Toppo

The ACLU鈥橲 Fight Against Classroom Censorship, State By State

Asher Lehrer-Small

New Poll: Majority of Adults Don鈥檛 Trust Educators to Handle Sensitive Topics

Kevin Mahnken

ACLU-Backed Lawsuit Charges Florida鈥檚 鈥楽top W.O.K.E.鈥� Law Is Unconstitutional

Asher Lehrer-Small

Author of ‘Critical Race Theory’ Ban Says Texas Schools Can Still Teach About Racism

Brian Lopez

Wisconsin School District Rejects Book About Japanese Internment

Bill Lueders

Florida, Critical Race Theory and the Future of Textbooks

Morgan Polikoff

CRT Law Undermines Texas Charter School for Black and Latino Students

Aasimah Navlakhi

National Poll Shows Little Appetite for Book Bans

Mark Keierleber

Analysis: Battles Over Book Bans Reflect Conflicts From the 1980s

Fred L. Pincus

Parental Rights Bills Have Been Introduced in Most States. Teachers Are Pushing Back

Nadra Nittle

A Constitutional Amendment to Ban Critical Race Theory in Schools?

Gloria Gomez

Removing Masks From School? One By One, States Unveil Plans to Return to Normal

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In Texas, All New Charter Schools Must Promise Not to Teach Critical Race Theory

Brian Lopez

Bringing 1619 Project, Black History to Life for Young Readers

Marianna McMurdock

Black History Month: 'Unforeseen Consequences' of Brown v. Board

Asher Lehrer-Small

Virginia House Passes Legislation to Ban 鈥楧ivisive鈥� Concepts in School

Kate Masters

Million-Dollar Records Request: MN Districts Flooded With Document Demands

Beth Hawkins

State Proposes New Law Cracking Down on 'Obscene' Books & School Lessons on Race

Stanley Dunlap & Ross Williams

Louisiana's New Social Studies Standards Will Not Include Critical Race Theory

JC Canicosa

Florida Law Would Whitewash Conversations About Race & Gender, Advocates Warn

Danielle J. Brown

Lawmakers May Censor Talk of Race, Gender in FL Schools, Workplaces

Danielle J. Brown

Gov. Greg Abbott Taps Into Parent Anger to Fuel Reelection Campaign

Brian Lopez

As COVID and culture wars roil schools, choice backers see an opening

Greg Toppo

State Leaders Look to Restrict How Teachers and Employers Can Talk About Race

Danielle J. Brown

A Parents' 'Bill of Rights'? Missouri May Give Families More Say in Classrooms

Tessa Weinberg

A Year Later, Wary Teachers Careful How They Address Deadly Riot

Jo Napolitano

Black Parents Push Back Against Right-wing Attacks on 鈥楥ritical Race Theory鈥�

Ken Coleman

How Did Students Fare This Year? 21 Big Things We Learned About Schools in 2021

Steve Snyder

Death Threats and Doxxing: The Outcomes of Mask Mandate and Critical Race Theory Fights at a Texas School Board

Brian Lopez

Exclusive: NEA Cancels July Convention in Texas Boycott

Mike Antonucci

Texas Passes Critical Race Theory Law, Regulating Teaching of Slavery, Race

Brian Lopez

From School Board Recalls to Ballot Upsets, a New Era for Education Politics?

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Indigenous Parents Say Debates Over Teaching History Exclude Native People

Asher Lehrer-Small

Meet the Parent Choice Advocates Who Embrace Teaching About Systemic Racism

RaShaun Kemp

Swapping Mayoral Control for Elected School Boards Not the Smart Choice

Conor P. Williams

North Texas Principal Resigns to End Fight Over Whether He Was Teaching ‘Critical Race Theory’

Brian Lopez

Will the Tea Party of 2022 Emerge from the Debate over Schools?

Kevin Mahnken

Parents Use Anti-Critical Race Theory Laws To Push Book Bans, School Firings

Andrea Zelinski

Interview: Andrew Rotherham on the Virginia Governor鈥檚 Race

Kevin Mahnken

In Virginia, Democrats Suffer First Major Loss of Biden Era

Kevin Mahnken

School Board Recalls Continue Losing Streak

Kevin Mahnken

Moms for Liberty Co-Founder on Parent 鈥榃arriors鈥� Who Challenge School Boards

Jo Napolitano

Attempted Recalls Against School Board Members Skyrocket

Kevin Mahnken

鈥楥hronically鈥� Absent: Why Are So Many Students Missing Class Amid the Pandemic?

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Texas Legislature Demands Schools Confirm Use of Books on Race and Sexuality

Brian Lopez

Partisan Feud Pits Members鈥� Safety Against Parents鈥� Free Speech Rights

Mark Keierleber

Three Lawsuits to Weigh the Most Explosive Issues in Schools this Year

Asher Lehrer-Small

ACLU Lawsuit Looks to Take Down Oklahoma鈥檚 CRT Teaching Ban

Asher Lehrer-Small

鈥極pposing鈥� Holocaust Views? Inside the Texas Law Sparking Confusion at Schools

Brian Lopez

Justice Department to Combat Violent Threats Against Educators

Mark Keierleber

Reconstruction Offers Students Black History, but Stays 鈥極ut of the Fray鈥�

Linda Jacobson

Study: AI Uncovers Skin-Tone Gap in Most-Beloved Children鈥檚 Books

Asher Lehrer-Small

Spy Tech Followed Students Home During Remote Learning 鈥� and Now Won鈥檛 Leave

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Civics Ed Leader on Why She鈥檚 Hopeful, Why Teaching Civics is Patriotic

Laura Fay

Interview: Author Bonnie Kerrigan Snyder on Classroom Indoctrination

Kevin Mahnken

San Francisco鈥檚 Ethnic Studies Course a Boon for Student Outcomes

Mark Keierleber

These Are the States That Passed Laws Restricting the Teaching of Racial History

Brooke LePage

97% of NC Survey Respondents Never Taught About State鈥檚 Eugenics Past

Asher Lehrer-Small

The Science Behind Keeping Schools Safe During the Delta Variant Surge

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Schools, Teachers, Parents & Bans on Critical Race Theory

Julia Kaufman & Alice Huguet

Texas School Cancels Classes After State Passes Controversial Social Studies Law

Jason Kao

Critical Race Theory and the New 鈥楳assive Resistance鈥�

Mark Keierleber

Genocide 鈥業n My Own Backyard鈥�: NC Classrooms Ignored State Eugenics History

Asher Lehrer-Small

Texas Teachers Denounce GOP鈥檚 New Social Studies Law

Isabella Zou & Jason Kao

Missing Kids: 1 in 5 Preschool Students Have Disappeared From Public Schools

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Cardona: Schools Will Need to 鈥榃ork Twice as Hard鈥� To Lure Some Families Back

Linda Jacobson

鈥楴o way to win鈥�: School Leaders Face Unsettling Year of Public Outrage

Linda Jacobson

With Some Parents Mad Over Issues from School Closures to Critical Race Theory, Leaders Fear Impact on Fall Enrollment

Linda Jacobson

Texas Lawmakers Aim to Limit Critical Race Theory in Schools at Special Session

Molly Smith & Jew茅l Jackson

Critical Race Theory, Plummeting Delegate Head Count at NEA Assembly

Mike Antonucci

Build Black Classrooms That Heal Rather than Traumatize Students

Alicia Montgomery

Unions Promise Money and Support to Members Advancing Critical Race Theory

Linda Jacobson

How George Floyd's Murder Inspired a New Curriculum in My School

Riah Williams

Chaos Theory: Amid Pandemic Recovery Efforts, School Leaders Fear Critical Race Furor Will 鈥楶aralyze鈥� Teachers

Linda Jacobson & 社区黑料 Staff

What Is (and Isn鈥檛) Critical Race Theory, Anyway?

Isabella Zou

Texas Passes Critical Race Theory Law; Will Limit Teaching of Current Events

Kate McGee

Teaching Tulsa鈥檚 鈥楬ard History鈥� After State Restricts Antiracist Instruction

Asher Lehrer-Small

New Texas Bill Limits How Kids Learn About Historic Racism and Current Events

Kate McGee

Texas Legislation Would Require Schools to Teach 鈥業nformed American Patriotism鈥�

Megan Menchaca

GOP Looks to Ban 鈥榃oke Philosophies鈥� Like Critical Race Theory in Texas Schools

Duncan Agnew

A Racial Reckoning at Yale鈥檚 Center for Emotional Intelligence

Linda Jacobson