Teachers’ Union Head Defends Teaching of ‘1619 Project,’ Critical Race Theory in Schools
American Federation of Teachers (AFT) president Randi Weingarten on Thursday defended The New York Times’ controversial “1619 Project” and critical race theory, saying their opponents have no idea what they are actually about.
During an interview with Black News Channel, Weingarten was asked about how black and Hispanic students returning to classrooms deal with an environment that is “hazardous to them,” because the curriculum doesn’t necessarily reflect “their history” and “their culture.”
Weingarten, who has been pushing back against plans to reopen schools, responded by blaming those who want to ban critical race theory from classrooms. “All of the sudden, you’re hearing people talk about critical race theory,” she told host Charles Blow. “People who have no idea what that term means.”
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Now that President Joe Biden has been repeatedly compared to FDR, he’s high on “making history” as the most leftist occupant of the Oval Office since 1933. He s demanding, for the sake of prosperity, that massive federal programs be passed to overwhelm nearly every sector of the economy and that government be further inserted into the everyday lives of Americans. When government officials decided to shut down schools across the country during the Wuhan coronavirus pandemic last spring, women bore the economic consequences.
In a crowded, diverse mayoral field, where does Marty Walshâs base go?
By Danny McDonald Globe Staff,Updated May 7, 2021, 5:33 p.m.
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In 2017, Martin J. Walsh kicked off his reelection campaign outside Florian Hall in Dorchester.JohnTlumacki
Martin J. Walshâs ascension from City Hall to US labor secretary not only triggered a crowded scramble in this yearâs mayorâs race but also raised the question of which candidate might inherit the voter base that powered the Dorchester Democratâs victories.
While dozens of labor groups â Teamsters, painters, pipefitters â endorsed Walsh when he was running for mayor, providing his campaign with an army of volunteers, their support appears to be fracturing in this election.
Texas Could Ban Critical Race Theory Next As Several States Look to Follow Idaho
On 5/7/21 at 7:42 AM EDT
Texas Republicans look set to follow in the footsteps of other states that are banning the teaching of critical race theory, which examines the ways race and racism intersect with politics, culture and the law.
Two bills moving through the state s legislature would prohibit schools from teaching the theory, which maps the nature and workings of institutional racism in America, according to Kendall Thomas, co-editor of
Critical Race Theory: The Key Writings That Formed the Movement.
On April 28, the state Senate passed SB 2202, tabled by Brandon Creighton, a Republican state senator. It bans teaching that one race or sex is inherently superior to another race or sex [or that] an individual, by virtue of his or her race or sex, is inherently racist, sexist, or oppressive, whether consciously or unconsciously.
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Vermont Business Magazine Senator Bernie Sanders (I-Vermont), Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.), Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.), and Rep. Gwen Moore (D-Wis.) Friday announced legislation to expand on the success of the universal free lunch approach recently extended by the USDA, and bring long-term relief to millions of food-insecure families. The Universal School Meals Program Act of 2021 would permanently provide free breakfast, lunch, dinner, and a snack to all school children regardless of income, eliminate school meal debt, and strengthen local economies by incentivizing local food procurement.
The Universal School Meals Program Act is cosponsored in the Senate by Sens. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), Cory Booker (D-N.J.), Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), Tina Smith (D-Minn.), Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), and Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.); and in the House by Reps. Eleanor Holmes Norton