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May 18, 2021 · Critical race theory is an academic concept that is more than 40 years old. The core idea is that race is a social construct, and that racism is not merely the product of individual bias or ...
- Stephen Sawchuk
- Assistant Managing Editor
- ssawchuk@educationweek.org
Feb 23, 2022 · Jill Anderson: I'm Jill Anderson. This is the Harvard EdCast. Gloria Ladson-Billings never imagined a day when the words critical race theory would make the daily news, be argued over at school board meetings, or targeted by legislators. She pioneered an adaptation of critical race theory from law to education back in the 1990s.
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Aug 23, 2021 · Critical race theory (or “CRT”) is a school of thought that explores and critiques American history, society, and institutions of power (including government and legal systems) from a race-based perspective. An intellectual outcropping of the critical legal studies and feminist legal theory movements of the 1970s, the CRT movement has ...
Nov 8, 2021 · Critical race theorists reject the philosophy of “colorblindness.”. They acknowledge the stark racial disparities that have persisted in the United States despite decades of civil rights ...
Jun 7, 2021 · 1:01. Lawmakers in a growing number of states have introduced bills that would prohibit schools from teaching 'divisive,' 'racist' or 'sexist' concepts. Proponents see critical race theory as a ...
- Alia Wong
- Education Reporter
Jul 21, 2021 · Critical race theory has become a topic of fierce political debate in the US in recent months. The conflict has most prominently played out in public school districts, as parents, teachers and ...
Sep 22, 2021 · Critical race theory (CRT) is an approach to studying U.S. policies and institutions that is most often taught in law schools. Its foundations date back to the 1970s, when law professors including ...
