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The Conservative Scholar Who Convinced GOP Lawmakers Civics Conceals CRT

How Texas Lawmakers Gutted Civics

Missouri Senate Advances ‘Parents Bill of Rights’ With Less Focus on CRT

New National Study: 1 in 4 Teachers Changing Lesson Plans Due to Anti-CRT Laws

How Educational Inequities Are Further Tearing Apart the Country

Gov. Ron DeSantis, Who Leveraged Parent Outrage Over Schools, Wins Big in FL

Why All Eyes are Now on the Often Ignored Texas Board of Education Races

Poll: Half of Americans Know Little About CRT, What’s Actually Taught in Schools

The Unintended Consequence of Brown v. Board: A ‘Brain Drain’ of Black Educators

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The ACLU’S Fight Against Classroom Censorship, State By State

New Poll: Majority of Adults Don’t Trust Educators to Handle Sensitive Topics

ACLU-Backed Lawsuit Charges Florida’s ‘Stop W.O.K.E.’ Law Is Unconstitutional

Author of ‘Critical Race Theory’ Ban Says Texas Schools Can Still Teach About Racism

Wisconsin School District Rejects Book About Japanese Internment

Florida, Critical Race Theory and the Future of Textbooks

CRT Law Undermines Texas Charter School for Black and Latino Students

National Poll Shows Little Appetite for Book Bans

Analysis: Battles Over Book Bans Reflect Conflicts From the 1980s

Parental Rights Bills Have Been Introduced in Most States. Teachers Are Pushing Back

A Constitutional Amendment to Ban Critical Race Theory in Schools?

Removing Masks From School? One By One, States Unveil Plans to Return to Normal

In Texas, All New Charter Schools Must Promise Not to Teach Critical Race Theory

Bringing 1619 Project, Black History to Life for Young Readers

Black History Month: 'Unforeseen Consequences' of Brown v. Board

Virginia House Passes Legislation to Ban ‘Divisive’ Concepts in School

Million-Dollar Records Request: MN Districts Flooded With Document Demands

State Proposes New Law Cracking Down on 'Obscene' Books & School Lessons on Race

Louisiana's New Social Studies Standards Will Not Include Critical Race Theory

Florida Law Would Whitewash Conversations About Race & Gender, Advocates Warn

Lawmakers May Censor Talk of Race, Gender in FL Schools, Workplaces

Gov. Greg Abbott Taps Into Parent Anger to Fuel Reelection Campaign

As COVID and culture wars roil schools, choice backers see an opening

State Leaders Look to Restrict How Teachers and Employers Can Talk About Race

A Parents' 'Bill of Rights'? Missouri May Give Families More Say in Classrooms

A Year Later, Wary Teachers Careful How They Address Deadly Riot

Black Parents Push Back Against Right-wing Attacks on ‘Critical Race Theory’

How Did Students Fare This Year? 21 Big Things We Learned About Schools in 2021

Death Threats and Doxxing: The Outcomes of Mask Mandate and Critical Race Theory Fights at a Texas School Board

Exclusive: NEA Cancels July Convention in Texas Boycott

Texas Passes Critical Race Theory Law, Regulating Teaching of Slavery, Race

From School Board Recalls to Ballot Upsets, a New Era for Education Politics?

Indigenous Parents Say Debates Over Teaching History Exclude Native People

Meet the Parent Choice Advocates Who Embrace Teaching About Systemic Racism

Swapping Mayoral Control for Elected School Boards Not the Smart Choice

North Texas Principal Resigns to End Fight Over Whether He Was Teaching ‘Critical Race Theory’

Will the Tea Party of 2022 Emerge from the Debate over Schools?

Parents Use Anti-Critical Race Theory Laws To Push Book Bans, School Firings

Interview: Andrew Rotherham on the Virginia Governor’s Race

In Virginia, Democrats Suffer First Major Loss of Biden Era

School Board Recalls Continue Losing Streak

Moms for Liberty Co-Founder on Parent ‘Warriors’ Who Challenge School Boards

Attempted Recalls Against School Board Members Skyrocket

‘Chronically’ Absent: Why Are So Many Students Missing Class Amid the Pandemic?

Texas Legislature Demands Schools Confirm Use of Books on Race and Sexuality

Partisan Feud Pits Members’ Safety Against Parents’ Free Speech Rights

Three Lawsuits to Weigh the Most Explosive Issues in Schools this Year

ACLU Lawsuit Looks to Take Down Oklahoma’s CRT Teaching Ban

‘Opposing’ Holocaust Views? Inside the Texas Law Sparking Confusion at Schools

Justice Department to Combat Violent Threats Against Educators

Reconstruction Offers Students Black History, but Stays ‘Out of the Fray’

Study: AI Uncovers Skin-Tone Gap in Most-Beloved Children’s Books

Spy Tech Followed Students Home During Remote Learning — and Now Won’t Leave

Civics Ed Leader on Why She’s Hopeful, Why Teaching Civics is Patriotic

Interview: Author Bonnie Kerrigan Snyder on Classroom Indoctrination

San Francisco’s Ethnic Studies Course a Boon for Student Outcomes

These Are the States That Passed Laws Restricting the Teaching of Racial History

97% of NC Survey Respondents Never Taught About State’s Eugenics Past

The Science Behind Keeping Schools Safe During the Delta Variant Surge

Schools, Teachers, Parents & Bans on Critical Race Theory

Texas School Cancels Classes After State Passes Controversial Social Studies Law

Critical Race Theory and the New ‘Massive Resistance’

Genocide ‘In My Own Backyard’: NC Classrooms Ignored State Eugenics History

Texas Teachers Denounce GOP’s New Social Studies Law

Missing Kids: 1 in 5 Preschool Students Have Disappeared From Public Schools

Cardona: Schools Will Need to ‘Work Twice as Hard’ To Lure Some Families Back

‘No way to win’: School Leaders Face Unsettling Year of Public Outrage

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