What is critical race theory, and why are conservatives blocking it?
PolitiFact | Gov. DeSantis banned teaching it in K-12 in March, but is it taught in schools?
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Critical race theory isnât one set thing, but more a changing package of ideas. The movement began in the 1970s. [ Shutterstock ]
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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, a Republican, is pushing forward on a reworked civics education curriculum for K-12. For DeSantis, the new plan is as much on what it bans, as what it promotes.
âLet me be clear, thereâs no room in our classrooms for things like critical race theory,â DeSantis said at a March press conference in Naples. âTeaching kids to hate their country and to hate each other is not worth one red cent of taxpayer money.â
Center for Diversity Innovation announces second cohort of scholars
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The Council of Community Services in Gillette provides a lot of critical services to the community. It focuses on homelessness and poverty, like running a food pantry and the city s only homeless shelter.
Mikel Scott, the council s executive director, said for years, its building has been falling apart. The flooring of the shelter was so old that I honestly laid just a big thick piece of plywood down under the washing machine because the flooring was like bowing into the basement, she said.
So back in late 2019, when the city gave them $250,000 to cover some upgrades, they were excited. But then the COVID-19 pandemic started hitting the community and the people they serve hard. The council went ahead and allocated $50,000 of that money to be used to keep people in their homes.