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Parents protesting ‘critical race theory’ identify another target: Mental health programs

Groups this year have voiced opposition to suicide prevention programs, mental health coordinators and social emotional learning, claiming they are being used to indoctrinate students.

Texas principal forced to resign over critical race theory

CRT has become a flashpoint for people who have turned it into shorthand for lessons or programs they say are un-American.

Vaccine mandates, critical race theory among targets of North Dakota lawmakers in upcoming special session

The state Legislature is set to meet in Bismarck starting Monday, Nov. 8, for a tightly packed special session with specific emphasis on redrawing legislative districts and allocating federal coronavirus relief funds.

Oklahoma is first state to be sued over its ban on critical race theory

Multiracial group of students and educators say the state's anti-critical race theory law "severely restricts" classroom discussions about race and gender. 

As school mask debate fades, some parents turn ire to ‘critical race theory’

Long-standing programs aimed at racial equity are caught in the crossfire, facing fresh scrutiny.

Texas school district pulls books by acclaimed Black author amid critical race theory claims

Author Jerry Craft said he remains committed to "helping kids become the kind of readers that I never was; letting kids see themselves on my pages."

Wisconsin Republicans pass bill banning critical race theory in schools

The bill appears to target the concept of systemic racism, banning teaching that "an individual, by virtue of the individual's race or sex, bears responsibility for acts committed in the past by other individuals of the same race or sex."

Former professor: Public school students being ‘abused’ by critical race theory education

Carol Swain says on Fox News that she's 'proud' of America's parents pulling kids out of public schools.

Protestors clash over critical race theory outside Ohio Board Of Education meeting

A counter-protestor shouting "racists go home" crashed the event in the pouring rain.

Parents want kids to learn about ongoing effects of slavery – but not critical race theory. They’re the same thing.

That disconnect underscores the heated feelings parents have about race-related conversations and how teachers should be handling that and other delicate topics.

K-12 advocates join forces to push back against furor over critical race theory

Newly launched coalition Learn From History aims to reduce stress on teachers and educate the public about what schools are actually teaching about racism's role in U.S. history.

Teachers protest bills targeting critical race theory, race education

Thousands of teachers signed a pledge opposing restrictions on race education.

Are schools teaching critical race theory? No, says one expert.

Critical race theory is not a divisive concept that teaches that all white people are oppressors, says a law professor who helped define CRT decades ago.

Critical race theory battles are driving frustrated, exhausted educators out of their jobs

Battles over diversity and equity initiatives in public schools have resulted in administrators and teachers being fired or resigning over discussions about race.

Teaching critical race theory isn’t happening in classrooms, teachers say in survey

“We don’t get it. This objection is being pushed upon us, and it’s not even happening in our classes,” an English teacher in the Phoenix area said.