A lecture hall on UW-Madison's campus in 2019. STATE JOURNAL ARCHIVES A series of Republican-backed bills would ban public schools, universities and technical colleges from teaching students and training employees about concepts such as systemic racism and implicit bias. The draft bills introduced Thursday would prevent University of Wisconsin System campuses, state technical colleges, public K-12 schools and independent charter schools from teaching "critical race theory," which argues that racism is baked into social structures and policies. Video of dad, daughter speaking out against critical race theory goes viral The academic concept has made headlines in recent months as Republicans across the country have introduced bills banning schools from teaching what they consider to be divisive concepts about race and sex. At least 16 states are considering such bills or have signed them into law.