The Partisan Battle Over Public Schools: Race, Parents’ Rights, and the Classroom
From small towns to the statehouse, the debate over race-related education in North Carolina classrooms continues.
Duke Economist: White Tribalism Is Used to Maintain the Status Quo
In a paper he authored that was published last week, Darity asserts that dominant economic groups across the global spectrum have a “collective self-interest” in advancing or maintaining the status of one’s social group in comparison with others.
Sunday Reading: When the Stealth Slate Wins the School Board
The pervasiveness of the GOP’s national movement to overtake school boards—and the disturbing rhetoric that conservative board members push once seated—is laid out in an investigative ProPublica piece out this week from reporter Nicole Carr.
Year In Review: Critical Race Theory, Mask Mandates, and Leandro Funding Made for a Tumultuous 2021 in Education
In 2022, expect more of the same.
Sunday Reading: Fascism’s Legal Phase
“Donald Trump and the party that is now in thrall to him have long been exploiting fascist propaganda. They are now inscribing it into fascist policy.”
Republican Lawmakers Take on Diversity Training, Decry “Indoctrination” at UNC-Chapel Hill
N.C. House Majority Whip Jon Hardister and other Republicans are upset that the UNC Office of Fraternity and Sorority Life mandated an anti-discrimination training because it could make students feel “guilty” or “convicted” for being white.
More Critical Race Theory Coverage
North Carolinians Are More Polarized Than Ever
The newest Meredith Poll reveals how North Carolinians feel about Joe Biden, infrastructure, and critical race theory.
Nikole Hannah-Jones: “Dark and Scary” Times for Public Education
Fresh off the controversy at UNC, the Howard journalism professor pulls few punches in talk to North Carolina schools group.
Johnston County School Board Acquiesces to Demands of Board of Commissioners
Conservative push to control how history is taught results in new policy directive.
Cawthorn, Conservatives Urge Johnston County School Board to End Mask Mandate
With nearly 200 active COVID cases among students and staff, board will revisit mask mandate Monday
Cooper Vetoes Bill That Restricts Teaching Racial Concepts in Public Schools
“The legislature should be focused on supporting teachers, helping students recover lost learning, and investing in our public schools,” Cooper said. “Instead, this bill pushes calculated, conspiracy-laden politics into public education.”
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