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Efforts to ban critical race theory have been put forth in all but one state – and many threaten schools with a loss of funds

  • Written by Taifha Natalee Alexander, CRT Forward Project Director, University of California, Los Angeles
imageBans on critical race theory target teachers and curriculums.Kobus Louw via Getty Images

Few topics in education have dominated the news over the past few years as much as efforts to ban critical race theory from the nation’s schools. The topic is so pervasive that researchers at the UCLA School of Law Critical Race Studies Program have...

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