This story was originally published by The 19th By Nadra Nittle, The 19th Advocates for the Black and LGBTQ+ communities are expressing outrage after the College Board on Wednesday released its official framework for an Advanced Placement course on African American Studies that makes subjects such as queer studies, intersectionality,…
New Advanced Placement African American Studies course is a watered down version of itself
By Suneal Kolluri, University of California, Riverside On February 1, 2023– the first day of Black History Month – the College Board released the framework for its new Advanced Placement African American Studies course. Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, a Republican, has criticized the pilot version of the African American studies…
Florida Gov. DeSantis leads the GOP’s national charge against public education that includes lessons on race and sexual orientation
By Jonathan Feingold, Boston University Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ disdain for “woke ideology” is on full display. At a January 2023 inaugural event, the governor boasted that “Florida is where woke goes to die.” This is more than political bluster. In just the past month, DeSantis has stacked the board…
Providing mental health support for children of color more important than ever
Society is rapidly changing, and children of color in school today face pressures I never had to worry about when I was growing up. The mental health of children is more important now than ever. With Covid 19, the nation’s political/racial unrest, school shootings (which have become a sad norm),…
Florida university department suspends anti-racism statement due to “Stop WOKE Act”
The English department at University of Central Florida enacted a statement last year to combat racism — and just one year later they’re reportedly forced to suspend the statement due to the Governor’s so-called “Stop WOKE Act” which passed last year. UCF’s Department of English put its anti-racism statement into…
Texas educators propose removing the word “slavery” from education
In the latest attempts to undermine American history and promote lies, a group of “educators” in Texas proposed the word “slavery” be replaced in social studies curriculum. A group of nine educators wanted to replace what is known as slavery with the term “involuntary relocation” and submitted the proposal to the…
Update: Ohio school district sued over anti-race teaching ban
Well, that was fast. It looks like the proposal to ban race-related education in an Ohio school district has created enough of a stir to motivate parents to file a lawsuit. In an update to the story BNN posted last month, parents filed a lawsuit on Wednesday over a resolution…
Arizona schools duck wave of “Critical Race Theory” restrictions — for now
Arizona schools will be free of any restrictions banning discussions on race and ethnicity for at least the 2022-2023 school year after one Republican state senator missed the vote today. The bill, sponsored by another Republican, takes aim at “Critical Race Theory” — a course not even taught in K-12…
Ohio school board proposes banning anti-racism from school curriculum
A misguided group of school board members in an Ohio town proposed a ban that would exclude any curriculum that teaches topics that may be deemed anti-racist. The board, which is almost completely (if not entirely) White, proposed the ban earlier this month. It includes teaching “Critical Race Theory.” The…
Piggybacking on CRT disinformation campaign, Georgia Gov. signs ‘Divisive Concepts’ bill
Unfortunately, students in yet another southern state will turn the page to the next chapter of nonsense in public education following the signing today of new laws that curb race-related education in Georgia. Gov. Bryan Kemp signed the “divisive concepts” bill aimed at shutting education on race in the classroom,…