I n the wave of protest that followed the murder of George Floyd on May 25, 2020, it was not uncommon to hear the complaint from conservative pundits and politicians that “critical race theory” ...

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The origin of racism in American history is part of an ongoing national debate as lawmakers, experts and educators advocate for ...

More than 12 states have rejected the teaching of critical race theory in K–12 schools. The theory’s philosophical convictions favor racial preferences and the dismantling of America’s representative ...

Critical race theory is simply a way of thinking about where each of us came from. The idea was forged not too long ago in the late 1900s. It was initially applied to the field of legal studies but ...

This spring, a high school English teacher in Missouri lost her job following parents’ complaints that one of her assignments taught critical race theory. In none of these schools was critical race ...

Today, in Part I of this essay, I explain critical race theory and show how many of its ideas have made their way into public schools across the country, prompting a backlash that has led to the ...

I taught Critical Race and Gender Theory for 10 years in universities; it is not "only in law schools," as some have written. In fact, Critical Theory is generally not explicitly taught and educators ...

Students against the CRT ban make their views known while pro-ban speakers talk during the public comment portion of a meeting of the Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified School Board in Placentia on ...