Tag Archives: critical race theory

The Washington Post reports: Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin on Monday invoked the biblical call to “love your neighbor” as school systems around the state struggled with strong reactions to his ban on local mask mandates, but the Republican also fanned the flames of partisan division in the face of court challenges and protests. In the interview, Youngkin also touted a …

Norfolk’s NBC News affiliate reports: Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin signed 11 executive actions on his Inauguration Day, including ones banning critical race theory in public education, appointing an entirely new parole board, ending mandates on masks in schools and COVID-19 vaccines for state employees. But questions remain on whether the new governor has the authority to implement such changes with …

Miami’s ABC News affiliate reports: A new bill filed in the Florida Legislature would allow video and audio recordings in school classrooms, forcing teachers to wear microphones and allowing parents to review video of any ‘incidents.’ HB 1055 is sponsored by Fla. Rep. Bob Rommel (R-Naples). Cameras must be placed at the front of the classroom, capable of monitoring video …

“It’s absolutely absurd because nobody really wants to get the real history of it. America was not founded on racism. Don’t get me wrong, yeah, there was slavery going on but slavery itself was not initially a racist thing. “It never was about race initially, so to sit there and take it like America was founded on racism is a …

Fox News reports: A new organization is joining the fight against critical race theory (CRT), launching Thursday with over $1 million in ads. Fox News has learned the group, Free to Learn Coalition, is running the ads on national cable networks and in local markets. It’s specifically targeting New York City, Arizona and Virginia, where its president, Alleigh Marré, resides. …

Media Matters has the transcript: These children are being humiliated and hurt and damaged for life by a psychotic woman who came up with this lie called critical race theory, which is nothing but racism towards white people. No other race is targeted. I could go on. And I could go on and on. I’ve studied history. I know where …

Media Matters reports: Nearly a dozen of the Fox News guests the network has presented as concerned parents or educators who oppose the teaching of so-called “critical race theory” in schools also have day jobs as Republican strategists, conservative think-tankers, or right-wing media personalities, according to a Media Matters review. Republican strategists have every right to advocate for their children …