Teachers Say Laws Banning Critical Race Theory Are Putting A Chill On Their Lessons
Educators say Republican bills to restrict teaching on race are forcing teachers to second guess whether they can lead students in important conversations at a critical time.
As Republican lawmakers across the country advance state bills that would limit how public school teachers can discuss race in their classrooms, educators say the efforts are already having a chilling effect on their lessons.
In recent weeks, Republican legislatures in roughly half a dozen states have either adopted or advanced bills purporting to take aim at the teaching of critical race theory, an academic approach that examines how race and racism function in law and society. Conservatives have made the teaching of critical race theory a rallying cry in the culture wars, calling it divisive
