Critical Race Theory

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Most local school boards will decide what material they want in schools no matter how much the dog whistle is blown, from either side.

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott signed a bill last year banning the teaching of CRT.  In his defense, the law does mandate the teaching of some significant racial topics, such as the KKK and slavery, but it does appear to be a way to limit open discussion of current events as they relate to race.  Like many state and federal laws, it's basically a hammer where a scalpel would make more sense.  And its reactionary.

Deats:  https://www.texastribune.org/2021/06/15/...heory-law/

Did you read the article?

This law, which goes into effect Sept. 1, includes a list of founding documents that Texas students must be taught. It also includes a list of additional historical documents written by people of color and women that House Democrats had added. It also mandates that students be taught “the history of white supremacy, including but not limited to the institution of slavery, the eugenics movement, and the Ku Klux Klan, and the ways in which it is morally wrong.”

Still, many educators and education advocacy groups had opposed the bill, which states that teachers cannot be compelled to discuss current events and if they do, they must “give deference to both sides.” Opponents say it limits honest conversations about race and racism in American society and will force teachers to equivocate on controversial or sensitive topics that will result in less educated students.

Sounds appropriate for K-12, especially in Texas. My guess is that some of those issues might never have been taught/addressed at all without this bill.