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www.nytimes.com
1 month ago
Education

Opinion | What College Applicants Really Think About Republicans' Campus Panic

Moral panic about woke campuses leading to legislation in multiple states.
Republican lawmakers introducing anti-D.E.I. bills in various states, impacting higher education. [ more ]
Slate Magazine
4 months ago
Education

Lately, School Closures Have Been Called a "National Crisis." They Were Not.

School closures during the pandemic have been described as a crisis, with claims that students have lost one-third of a school year and that progress in math and reading has been set back by two decades.
The distress about children's learning losses is described as a moral panic, with exaggerated fears over the consequences of keeping schools closed during the pandemic. [ more ]
The Nation
4 months ago
Social justice

Martin Luther King, Critical Race Theorist

Republicans have used Martin Luther King Jr. to attack critical race theory (CRT)
Misinterpretations of King's beliefs are based on a color-blind perspective [ more ]
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