Why Some States are Banning Critical Race Theory in Schools
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Last week, Florida became the latest state to ban schools from teaching the theory.
Last week, Florida became the latest state to ban schools from teaching critical race theory, a way of teaching different ideas about privilege, systemic bias and racism. How discussions on the theory have moved from the classroom to politicians’ offices.
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Why Some States are Banning Critical Race Theory in Schools
Clip: 6/14/2021 | 8m 18sVideo has Closed Captions
Last week, Florida became the latest state to ban schools from teaching critical race theory, a way of teaching different ideas about privilege, systemic bias and racism. How discussions on the theory have moved from the classroom to politicians’ offices.
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