Tag Archives: critical-race-theory

A controversial education bill passed in a Florida House vote on Friday. One Republican lawmaker used the opportunity to wonder why educators don’t talk about how some slaves were paid for their labor. The bill, known as CS/HB 1291, would ban teacher preparation programs and similar courses that teach “identity …

As the nation’s ideological fight reaches book shelves, Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed legislation on Monday that would cut off state funding for Illinois public libraries that restrict or ban books. Pritzker called the bill, which takes effect on Jan. 1, 2024, the first of its kind. The legislation arrives as …

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis claims his state is “#1 in educational freedom” but in the past year the state has leveled an intense crackdown on the principles of free speech Republicans claim to venerate. On Wednesday, the Florida legislature passed a series of bills that will defund diversity, equity, and …

Florida Democrats are aiming the state’s legislation censoring texts in schools at Gov. Ron Desantis‘ own book. The governor’s self-described memoir, “The Courage To Be Free: Florida’s Blueprint for America’s Revival,” is being subjected to the same criteria his administration has been using to ban books deemed related to race …

The NAACP Florida Chapter has voted to ask the organization’s national board to issue a travel advisory, according to the Tampa Bay Times, in response to state Gov. Ron DeSantis’ push for legislation banning diversity and inclusion initiatives. “We fought very hard to get diversity to get inclusion,” said Isaiah …

Studies Weekly, whose curriculum reaches 45,000 schools across the country, went to extreme lengths to cater to Ron DeSantis‘ hellish vision of Florida. In an effort to protect its sales, the publisherremoved references to race, including the history of Rosa Parks, from its social studies material, the New York Times …

A federal appeals court has denied a request from Florida’s government to block an injunction against the enforcement of Governor Ron DeSantis’ “Stop-Woke” act in the state’s public universities and colleges. The law seeks to place a widespread ban on the teaching of topics deemed related to Critical Race Theory, …

Bryan Cranston offered a thoughtful and considered take on how we should teach American history and why Donald Trump’s “Make America Great Again” slogan could be construed as racist — before joking about on-set pranks and putting fruit down his pants in a truly great moment of broadcast journalism whiplash. …

A new bill was introduced in Florida this week that would give Gov. Ron Desantis more power over state schools, and allow the Republican politician to ban gender studies and critical race theory, along with diversity and inclusion initiatives, at Florida colleges, CNN reports. The legislation, which follows through with …

The College Board, the group that publishes Advanced Placement (AP) exams, accused Florida‘s Education Department, under Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis‘ leadership, of “slander” over comments that its proposed curriculum for a pilot AP African American Studies course “lacks educational value.” The College Board also refuted reports that it caved to …