Category: Curriculum
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The Facade of Parental Advocacy At first glance, the name “Moms for Liberty” sounds harmless—almost wholesome. It evokes a Norman Rockwell painting of concerned mothers banding together to protect their children from harm. In fact, that is the group’s carefully curated image. They claim to be defending “parental rights,” “liberty,” and “transparency” in public schools.…
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A faculty member recently shared a troubling story that highlights the growing assault on academic freedom in higher education. She recounted how a dean at a Southeastern Conference (SEC) College of Education called her into his office and told her she was “teaching too much diversity” in her teacher education course. This chilling directive—an overt…
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The education community is buzzing about Florida’s new Classic Learning Test (CLT) college entrance exam, a significant departure from traditional standardized tests like the SAT and ACT. But what many may not realize is the loaded political and ideological baggage that accompanies this shift to a “classical” exam. I weighed in this week and offered…
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African American Community Agenda Initiative (AAI), the Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Psi Boulé of Sigma Pi Phi Fraternity co-hosted an AAI Virtual Summit on the attack on anti-racism initiatives, mainly through our education institution by mischaracterizing and rebranding a field of academic study referred to as Critical Race Theory (CRT). Watch the…
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I sat down for a few minutes with Dr. Gerald Smith on the Eastern Standard podcast that aired on NPR WEKU to discuss Critical Race Theory (CRT), what it is and isn’t. For some, CRT has become a catch-all phrase for discussions about race, so in this podcast we discuss what CRT actually is for…
Cloaking Inequity 