Critical race theory originated in the family of critical studies and seeks to promote what its adherents believe is a pervasive and inescapable racist legacy in the U.S. legal system. The theory has ...

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has filed a lawsuit against Coppell Independent School District officials for allegedly "illegally teaching critical race theory," his office announced Wednesday.

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More than 12 states have rejected the teaching of critical race theory in K–12 schools. The theory’s philosophical convictions favor racial preferences and the dismantling of America’s representative ...

A national conservative movement to limit the teaching of race and racism is finding its way into California schools, leading to worry that teachers are being muzzled. Elected officials nationwide ...

A divided Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified School District board voted late Tuesday night to ban the teaching of critical race theory in its classrooms, ending months of contentious debate in the Orange ...

Rep. Jim Banks celebrated the "organic" movement of parents demanding that their kids' schools not teach about systemic racism.

Culturally responsive teaching and critical race theory are not the same thing. But laws banning the teaching of critical race theory in K-12 schools, and other related efforts, could spell out ...

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Although Florida has indeed rejected a number of mathematics textbooks on the basis that they allegedly contain references to CRT, the specific content the Department of Education found objectionable ...

I n the wave of protest that followed the murder of George Floyd on May 25, 2020, it was not uncommon to hear the complaint from conservative pundits and politicians that “critical race theory” ...