Learning Honest History Isn’t Criminal — It’s What Students Deserve to Know
February 08, 2022 by Blair Wriston Amid the debate surrounding so-called Critical Race Theory (CRT), Republican lawmakers in 37 states have introduced legislation or taken significant steps to limit an educator’s ability to discuss race and…
Federal Law Requires Equity Conversations. Anti-CRT Laws Ban Them. Now What?
January 18, 2022 by Karin Chenoweth Twenty years ago this month, federal law began requiring schools to report the academic achievement of students, not only overall but by student groups. The data required by the 2001…
Not for the First Time, Nor the Last
September 10, 2021 by Karin Chenoweth, Tanji Reed Marshall, Ph.D. 
The CRT Moral Panic, Teacher Censorship, and Becoming the Thing You Hate
August 30, 2021 by Nate Bowling U.S. conservatives tend to rip China for its political indoctrination and surveillance state. They also frequently criticize states in the Middle East for being authoritarian and undemocratic. But in their…
How Changing Racist Names of School Buildings and Mascots Affects School Climate
August 11, 2021 by Danielle Berry For the past few years, the nation has been undergoing a racial reckoning. Among other efforts, this has resulted in many schools changing their names and mascots. Racist school and…