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Why the Haitian Revolution Isn't Taught in Schools Has Everything to Do With CRT Bans

[Editor’s note: The following essay is adapted from Dr. Horne’s essay, “Torchbearers of Democracy,” which first appeared in his Substack newsletter, In Case of Emergency. I recently had a wonderful...

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White Parents Chased This Black Educator Straight Out of Town, And They Didn't Stop There

This story and accompanying videos were originally co-published by ProPublica and FRONTLINE as part of an ongoing collaboration. In April of 2021, Cecelia Lewis had just returned to Maryland from a...

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Forget Bruno. We Need to Talk About Shakespeare.

The manufactured educational culture wars were in full swing this week as Florida banned 54 math books citing, among other reasons, the inclusion of critical race theory and social-emotional learning...

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With Florida Math Textbook Rejections, CRT Is Just the Tip of the Iceberg

While Twitter’s chock full of talk about Florida banning books that include “critical race theory (CRT),” there’s even more weirdness going on. Some background: Florida’s Department of Education...

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Here's What the Milford 11 Have to Teach Us About the Roots of Critical Race Theory

Back in 2018, I ran across a story from the 1950s that seemed to illuminate some of the ugly political fights we were living through. True to the zeitgeist, I made a podcast episode about it. And...

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1984 Is Not Just a Dystopian Novel Anymore

The parent and community groups across the country who are scared of losing their power and control are convincing legislators to create laws that match their fears. The repeatedly banned book,...

AI In The Classroom: What A Year Has Taught Us

Why the Haitian Revolution Isn't Taught in Schools Has Everything to Do With CRT Bans

White Parents Chased This Black Educator Straight Out of Town, And They Didn't Stop There

Forget Bruno. We Need to Talk About Shakespeare.

With Florida Math Textbook Rejections, CRT Is Just the Tip of the Iceberg

Here's What the Milford 11 Have to Teach Us About the Roots of Critical Race Theory

1984 Is Not Just a Dystopian Novel Anymore