Critical Race Theory News
The Daily Signal covers Critical Race Theory (CRT) news with reporting, analysis, and commentary on its influence in education, culture, and public policy.
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Critical Race Theory Promotes Discrimination
Judging from the flurry of headlines about racial discrimination and teaching history in schools, you could easily forget that school was out for the summer. But some students have already returned, and the rest will be back at their desks before you know it. So will the grown-ups settle the issue before all of them are back in class? Not likely. Consider what White House press secretary…Jonathan Butcher -
What My College President Gets Wrong About Critical Race Theory
Critical race theory, the enemy of free thought, undermines American exceptionalism. Many institutions have embraced teaching this ideology, blind to just how toxic it is. As a student at the College of the Holy Cross, I know this all too well. My college’s president, Vincent Rougeau, publicly diminished the psychological harm critical race theory poses…Kaitlyn Romaine -
Judge Defends Equal Justice Against Tide of Critical Race Theory, Disparate Impact
Lady Justice is blind, so that everyone before her is equal, regardless of wealth, power, or race. That doesn’t sit well with proponents of critical race theory, who think that the courts and the other branches of government ought to use their power to put what Justice Antonin Scalia once called a “racial thumb” on…GianCarlo Canaparo -
Teachers Union Sues Rhode Island Mom for Seeking Records About School’s Critical Race Theory Curriculum
The National Education Association, America’s largest teachers union, is suing a Rhode Island mom for seeking information about what her kindergartener will be taught in school. Both the National Education Association Rhode Island and National Education Association South Kingstown, the union’s local branch, are suing Nicole Solas after she filed public record requests with the…Virginia Allen -
How Critical Race Theory Endangers America’s National Security
I asked my parents about what they would think, theoretically, if I joined the military. As proud Americans with the utmost respect for our armed forces, I figured surely they would not have a problem with this idea. Much to my surprise, the first words out of my mother’s mouth were, “With the way this…Kaitlyn Romaine -
‘Communism Taking Root in America,’ Critical Race Theory Foe Warns
About 350 concerned residents crowded into a church in Georgetown, Delaware, on Thursday evening to hear from a panel of experts about critical race theory—one of whom likened its spread throughout American culture to Mao Zedong’s communist Cultural Revolution in China. “Today, communism is taking root in America,” speaker Xi Van Fleet said. Critical race…Douglas Blair -
Critical Race Theory Mutilates Centuries-Old Legacy of Interracial Cooperation
Far more than a mere slap in the face, critical race theory is a brass-knuckled beat-down of white and black Americans who bravely have battled slavery, Jim Crow, and other forms of anti-black racism. Since Democrat-fueled, state-mandated segregation ended in 1964, even more white and black Americans have labored to advance the latter’s freedom, prosperity,…Deroy Murdock -
Trump’s Budget Director Demands to Know Why Education Department Promoted Critical Race Theory
A top Trump administration official filed a Freedom of Information Act request Wednesday to obtain communications between the Department of Education and a critical race theory activist group whose materials were promoted in a U.S. government guidance book, Fox News reported. Russ Vought, president of the Center for Renewing America and chief of the Office…Kendall Tietz -
Parents Must Continue to Fight Critical Race Theory
Every once in a while, the Biden administration likes to pretend that it’s listening to reason. Don’t buy it. That’s the message from conservatives, who are trying to keep parents from falling for the White House’s line that it’s backing away from critical race theory in the classroom. That’s the impression Education Secretary Miguel Cardona…Tony Perkins -
We Hear You: Nothing Nice About Peddling ‘Nice Racism,’ Critical Race Theory
Editor's note: The Daily Signal's audience is passionate in responding to our coverage of the left's attempts to divide America by race. See for yourself in this sampling of the mailbag at letters@dailysignal.com.—Ken McIntyre Dear Daily Signal: I am a black woman who is old enough to see that Robin DiAngelo’s mumbo-jumbo is just repackaged 1960s…Ken McIntyre -
Education Department Backs Off Promotion of Group Espousing Critical Race Theory
The Biden administration called it an “error” to promote a guide by a group espousing critical race theory in an Education Department handbook meant for use in over 13,000 public school districts on recommendations and policies for school reopenings, Fox News reported. The activist group, Abolitionist Teaching Network, has connections to at least two high-ranking officials in…Kendall Tietz -
Critical Race Theory in Classrooms Isn’t Just About Teaching ‘Honest History’
The media spin and outright gaslighting to cover up the reality of the teaching of critical race theory in our schools and institutions has shifted into overdrive. First, we were told it wasn’t happening at all. Then, we were informed that trying to stop it was authoritarian fascism or something. Now left-wing media and politicians…Jarrett Stepman -
Federal Education Officials Backpedal on Pushing Critical Race Theory in Schools
The U.S. Department of Education looked into critical race theory’s abyss and blinked. In April, the agency proposed prioritizing the theory’s racially discriminatory ideas in a small federal grant program for K-12 schools. But after receiving a “significant” number of comments on the announcement, the agency demurred earlier this week, saying it would not give…Jonathan Butcher -
‘Let Them Die,’ Intolerant PTA, NAACP Official Says of Critical Race Theory Foes
If you oppose critical race theory, you should die. That was the message sent Thursday by an official of both the Virginia Parent Teacher Association and the state NAACP to a group of critical race theory supporters. Here’s what Michelle Leete, vice president of communications for the Virginia state PTA and first vice president of…Jarrett Stepman -
Mom Says School Board Threatened to Sue Her for Seeking Public Information on Critical Race Theory in Curriculum
Nicole Solas was surprised to find her name listed on the meeting agenda of her local school board, especially since it said the board was considering taking legal action against her in response to her many requests for public records. The Rhode Island mother of two began filing records requests with the South Kingstown School…Virginia Allen -
Teachers Unions Push Critical Race Theory in Schools, Urge Defiance of State Laws Against It
“Critical race theory is not taught in elementary schools or high schools,” the head of America’s second-largest teachers union insisted Tuesday. American Federation of Teachers President Randi Weingarten said that what you think is critical race theory is actually just “teaching students accurate history.” The very next day, however, Weingarten introduced a presentation by Ibram…Jarrett Stepman -
Arizona Governor Signs Bill Banning Critical Race Theory in Government
Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey, a Republican, signed a bill Friday that prohibits the instruction of critical race theory in the state’s local governments. House Bill 2906 prevents “the state and any local governments from requiring their employees to engage in orientation, training or therapy that suggest an employee is inherently racist, sexist or oppressive, whether…Cole Crystal -
Unions Double Down on Inserting Critical Race Theory Into Education
Periodically, it’s worth checking teachers union priorities. Such reviews find just how much these special-interest groups are disconnected from mainstream opinions on the role of schools in society. We also find how singularly focused they are on political fads, such as the toxic ideology of critical race theory, instead of improving the state of American…Lindsey Burke -
Critical Race Theory Is Cultural Marxism, Has No Place in Classroom
Critical race theory is a twisted and vile concept. It’s the belief that our nation’s somber history of slavery can only be redeemed by erasing every institution and person that took any part in the nation’s founding. Just as Marxism before it, critical race theory eliminates our individuality and instead divides us into groups of…Rep. Ralph Norman -
Press Military Leaders Up for Promotions Tougher on Critical Race Theory, Cotton Urges
Sen. Tom Cotton suggested he would ask tougher questions of nominees of top military command positions about their views on critical race theory before they are given promotions. Cotton, R-Ark., an Army veteran who fought in Afghanistan, said the doctrine gaining a foothold in a number of institutions, including the military, is contrary to the…Fred Lucas