Idaho's governor last month signed into law a bill whose purpose, at face value, is noncontroversial. The law prohibits public schools and colleges from teaching that "any sex, race, ethnicity, ...

Similar Republican-led bills have been pushed in 41 states. Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves signed a law Monday banning "critical race theory" and limiting education on race in schools. Senate Bill 2113, ...

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, a Republican, is pushing forward on a reworked civics education curriculum for K-12. For DeSantis, the new plan is as much on what it bans, as what it promotes. "Let me be ...

But despite all of the furor surrounding these bills, many Americans still do not have a firm grasp of what critical race theory is and how it manifests in public schools. I’m a senior fellow with the ...

Senator Ted Cruz on Friday compared critical race theory to the Ku Klux Klan, saying the curriculum is "every bit as racist" as the white supremacist hate group. The Texas Republican made the remarks ...

Critical race theory should play no part in teaching Black history, American history or ethnic studies in schools, according to a diverse group of experts and activists. In a recent NBC News report, ...

Since our country’s founding, the far-right has been controlling the narrative of history, policy, and social norms in the United States. Critical race theory is part of the civil rights movement that ...

Attacks on critical race theory are everywhere these days: Its detractors claim that the academic movement is “planting hatred of America in the minds of the next generation” and “advocating the ...

Manhattan Institute senior fellow Christopher Rufo has become a target of the liberal media because of his criticism of Critical Race Theory, and the outspoken scholar feels the press is "lying, ...

Author and prominent critical race theory advocate Ibram X. Kendi will headline a discussion about educating children Wednesday at an American Federation of Teachers conference — set to cover ...

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 ...

About US is an initiative by The Washington Post to cover issues of identity in the United States. Sign up for the newsletter. For decades, the founders of critical race theory hashed out their ...