To hear some describe it, critical race theory is Marxism, a threat to the American way of life, reverse racism and a scheme to indoctrinate children. The reality is less sensationalistic. "It's a ...

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 ...

According to the right, a specter is haunting the United States: the specter of critical race theory (CRT). On the eve of losing the presidency, Donald Trump issued an executive order in September ...

"Now that Biden has put Harris in charge of this deeply political and complicated issue, as a woman of color, Harris would be getting much more intense and negative blowback if she had flung open her ...

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — It has become a major issue in the Virginia governor’s race. Former President Donald Trump has railed against it. Republicans in the U.S. Senate introduced a resolution condemning ...

President Trump’s recent executive order promising to strip federal funding from public K-12 schools that teach what he called critical race theory could have broad-reaching implications for education ...

At least 35 states have introduced anti-critical race theory legislation. Critical race theory is a buzzword that is at the center of a heated debate on what children learn in classrooms. The only ...

Lawmakers in a growing number of states have introduced bills that would prohibit schools from teaching 'divisive,' 'racist' or 'sexist' concepts. Proponents see critical race theory as a framework to ...

Some states are placing limitations on racial inequality education in schools. Critical race theory, an academic concept about systemic racism typically taught in higher education institutions, has ...

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