{"id":999342,"date":"2021-11-11T15:13:59","date_gmt":"2021-11-11T20:13:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=999342"},"modified":"2021-11-11T15:14:03","modified_gmt":"2021-11-11T20:14:03","slug":"lefts-claim-critical-race-theory-not-taught-in-schools-falls-apart","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/lefts-claim-critical-race-theory-not-taught-in-schools-falls-apart\/","title":{"rendered":"Left\u2019s Claim Critical Race Theory Not Taught in Schools Falls Apart"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Flefts-claim-critical-race-theory-not-taught-in-schools-falls-apart%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=999342&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Lefts-Claim-Critical-Race-Theory-Not-Taught-in-Schools-Falls-Apart-640x335-1.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" \/><\/div>\n<p class=\"subheading\">Republican wins in the top government posts in Virginia this month came about largely because GOP candidates listened to parents who were fighting in their local school districts against leftist educrats who attempted to deny they were teaching Critical Race Theory (CRT).<\/p>\n<p>This week, CNN <em>New Day<\/em> host Brianna Keilar <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=s4YRbvMnZyQ\">argued<\/a> fiercely with Sen. Rick Scott (R-FL), <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/11\/09\/rick-scott-cnn-brianna-keilar-crt\/\">claiming<\/a> CRT is not being taught in Virginia schools when Scott pointed to Governor-elect Glenn Youngkin\u2019s ability to listen to outraged parents and to talk about the real issues affecting their families.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"D-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"gmxrevmore\" class=\"H\"><\/figure>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"9.2701612903226\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I hope Democrats and the media keep saying every day that Critical Race Theory doesn\u2019t exist. <\/p>\n<p>Because they\u2019re wrong and no one believes them except Democrat politicians. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/gX1FBiMSoT\">https:\/\/t.co\/gX1FBiMSoT<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Rick Scott (@ScottforFlorida) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ScottforFlorida\/status\/1458127815266783239?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 9, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cGlenn Youngkin won his race because he talked about issues and I think that\u2019s what\u2019s going to happen,\u201d Scott said about what he thinks Republicans will continue to do as the 2022 midterms approach.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re going to see just like in Virginia Terry McAuliffe wanted to say there\u2019s nothing about Critical Race Theory,\u201d Scott continued. \u201cWe know it\u2019s true. Parents know their kids are being indoctrinated with Critical Race Theory in Virginia and Democrats wanted to deny it. And so parents showed up because they don\u2019t like being lied to.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B2\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cJust to be clear, it\u2019s not in the curriculum in Virginia,\u201d Keilar jumped in to object.<\/p>\n<p>But Scott was ready with the facts from the Virginia Department of Education <a href=\"https:\/\/www.virginiaisforlearners.virginia.gov\/what-we-are-reading\/\">website<\/a> page titled \u201cWhat We Are Reading\u201d that lists books written by CRT proponents, including <em>How to Be an Antiracist<\/em>, by Ibram X. Kendi, and <em>Foundations of Critical Race Theory in Education<\/em>, by Edward Taylor, David Gillborn, and Gloria Ladson-Billings.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"8.5106382978723\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Sen. Rick Scott: &#8220;Parents are smart. They know that the Virginia Department of Education promoted critical race theory and Terry McAuliffe said they didn&#8217;t. I hope Democrats keep doing that all across the country.&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/nsPh1s4t37\">pic.twitter.com\/nsPh1s4t37<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 The Hill (@thehill) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/thehill\/status\/1457822988993236993?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 8, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Minnesota Democrat Rep. Dean Phillips also claimed CRT is not being taught in schools in an interview with CNN about the Republican wins in Virginia.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m saddened by the fact that we aren\u2019t able to generate a narrative that is more truthful about what\u2019s going on, because critical race theory is not taught in elementary schools or high schools,\u201d Phillips <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2021\/11\/04\/politics\/democratic-reaction-virginia-election-results\/index.html\">said<\/a>. \u201cAnd it\u2019s time that we start articulating that a little better.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B3\" class=\"a8d adSo\"><\/figure>\n<p>As Fox News <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/minnesota-dem-crt-not-taught-schools-teachers-pledge\">noted<\/a>, however, Phillips\u2019 own campaign <a href=\"https:\/\/phillipsforcongress.org\/deanteam\/resources\/racial-justice-allyship\/\">website<\/a> discusses \u201cunderstanding systemic racism\u201d:<\/p>\n<blockquote readability=\"11\">\n<p>In order to realize racial justice, it\u2019s critically important that we first understand our nation\u2019s long history of racial discrimination, targeted disenfranchisement, and de facto laws that originated during times of slavery and the Jim Crow era\u2014and that still exist in many of our institutions today.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Phillips cites \u201cresources\u2019 to help promote \u201creal systemic change,\u201d such as \u201c1619,\u201d a podcast by the <em>New York Times<\/em>, <em>Raising White Kids: Bringing Up Children in a Racially Unjust America<\/em>, by Jennifer Harvey, and <em>How to Be an Antiracist<\/em>, by Ibram X. Kendi.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"D-ROS-B2\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<p>In Phillips\u2019 own state, black-led anti-CRT movement TakeCharge has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/politics\/2021\/10\/06\/black-led-minnesota-anti-woke-group-denounces-critical-race-theory\/\">denounced<\/a> the \u201cunderlying premise of Critical Race Theory,\u201d as the organization has vowed \u201cto educate the public\u201d about the theory\u2019s origins and its \u201charmful effects on students.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"8.8323529411765\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\u201c\u2026In our lifetime, we have witnessed the decline of the American black family from approximately 80 percent two-parent families to 80 percent fatherless homes without one national initiative to reverse the trend.\u201d \u2014 Kendall Qualls. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/QX6EZKyguP\">https:\/\/t.co\/QX6EZKyguP<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/CkbUYdhq9B\">pic.twitter.com\/CkbUYdhq9B<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 TakeCharge (@TakeChargeMN) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TakeChargeMN\/status\/1443222342512095233?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 29, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The narrative that CRT is \u201cnot in the curriculum\u201d or simply teaching \u201canti-racism\u201d has apparently failed.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B4\" class=\"a8d adSo\"><\/figure>\n<p>An Indiana STEM educator and administrator <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/education\/2021\/11\/05\/indiana-stem-admin-when-we-tell-you-crt-isnt-taught-in-our-schools-were-lying\/\">addressed<\/a> parents in a video last week in which he asserted when school officials say they are not teaching CRT, \u201cwe\u2019re lying.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen we tell you that schools aren\u2019t teaching Critical Race Theory that it\u2019s nowhere in our standards, that\u2019s misdirection,\u201d Tony Kinnett declared.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"8.0281690140845\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">As an admin for the largest school district in Indiana, here&#8217;s what we mean when we tell you that we aren&#8217;t &#8220;teaching&#8221; Critical Race Theory: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/f6RLghcw2R\">pic.twitter.com\/f6RLghcw2R<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Tony Kinnett (@TheTonus) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TheTonus\/status\/1456229919986528258?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 4, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cWe don\u2019t have the quotes and theories as state standards per se,\u201d he explained, addressing claims such as those by Keilar that CRT is \u201cnot in the curriculum.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe do have Critical Race Theory in how we teach,\u201d Kinnett asserted nevertheless, adding:<\/p>\n<blockquote readability=\"12\">\n<p>We tell our teachers to treat students differently based on color. We tell our students that every problem is a result. of \u201cwhite men,\u201d and that everything Western civilization built is racist. Capitalism is a tool of white supremacy. Those are straight out of Kimberly Crenshaw\u2019s main points, verbatim, in&nbsp;<em>Critical Race Theory, the Writings That Formed the Movement<\/em>.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cWe call it anti-racism,\u201d Kinnett said. \u201cSo, you feel bad if you disagree with our segregationist pedagogy. It\u2019s taking advantage of kids\u2019 vulnerability, and parents\u2019 inactivity to preen over social snake-oil schemes designed to create division.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"6.7222222222222\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Education Sec. Won&#8217;t Say Parents are &#8220;Primary&#8221; Stakeholders in Children&#8217;s Education <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/SWLlXh6MGx\">pic.twitter.com\/SWLlXh6MGx<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Breitbart News (@BreitbartNews) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BreitbartNews\/status\/1444035005546631169?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 1, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Even the <em>Washington Post<\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/politics\/2021\/11\/10\/washington-post-op-ed-democrats-are-lying-about-critical-race-theory\/\">published<\/a> an op-ed Tuesday by American Enterprise Institute\u2019s Marc Thiessen titled \u201cDemocrats Are Lying About Critical Race Theory.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt has become a refrain on the left and its media echo-chamber following Republican Glenn Youngkin\u2019s victory in the Virginia governor\u2019s race: Critical race theory is not being taught in schools,\u201d Thiessen wrote. \u201cThis is demonstrably false.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Thiessen observed how the leftist media handled Youngkin\u2019s victory:<\/p>\n<blockquote readability=\"8.1217564870259\">\n<p>PBS White House correspondent Yamiche Alcindor recently accused Republicans of winning by&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mediaite.com\/news\/pbs-yamiche-alcindor-asks-biden-how-to-counter-lying-republicans-after-democratic-defeat-in-virginia\/\">\u201clying about critical race theory.\u201d<\/a>&nbsp;Sen. Mark R. Warner (D-Va.)&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/therecount\/status\/1457358348454711296\">declared<\/a> \u201cthere is not a school in Virginia that teaches critical race theory.\u201d Those who say otherwise, we are told, are&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/newsbusters\/status\/1455599846010802185?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1455599846010802185%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.foxnews.com%2Fmedia%2Fnewsbusters-highlights-medias-crt-lies\">\u201cdishonest,\u201d<\/a>&nbsp;hyping a&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WajahatAli\/status\/1455694095171588096\">\u201cfake CRT threat,\u201d<\/a>&nbsp;promoting an&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DavidCornDC\/status\/1455707493661876228\">\u201cimaginary\u201d<\/a>&nbsp;issue to&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jennycohn1\/status\/1433958764437065736\">\u201cmanipulate low information people,\u201d<\/a>&nbsp;engaging in&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NormOrnstein\/status\/1455700265642901507\">\u201crace-baiting lies\u201d<\/a>&nbsp;and blowing a&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/media\/dnc-chair-youngkin-talking-critical-race-theory-whistle\">\u201cracist dog whistle.\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>In fact, the top officials of the National School Boards Association (NSBA)&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/politics\/2021\/10\/03\/school-board-group-asks-bidens-help-anti-crt-domestic-terrorist-parents\/\">wrote<\/a>&nbsp;in a letter to President Joe Biden at the end of September they were requesting federal law assistance due to \u201cmany public school officials are also facing physical threats because of propaganda purporting the false inclusion of critical race theory within classroom instruction and curricula.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"6.9763313609467\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Old and busted: The War on Terror<br \/>New hotness: The War on Citizens Who Dissent from the Regime <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/4pWmMLgINw\">https:\/\/t.co\/4pWmMLgINw<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Breitbart News (@BreitbartNews) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BreitbartNews\/status\/1445070545666641940?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 4, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cThis propaganda continues despite the fact that critical race theory is not taught in public schools and remains a complex law school and graduate school subject well beyond the scope of a K-12 class,\u201d the NSBA officials asserted, continuing the narrative of American Federation of Teachers President Randi Weingarten and numerous superintendents of schools throughout the country who have&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/politics\/2021\/05\/27\/woke-superintendent-places-conditions-expectations-on-anti-crt-parents-attendance-at-graduation\/\">denied<\/a>&nbsp;CRT is being taught in their school districts, despite partnering with companies that train teachers in the tenets of CRT so that they are equipped to indoctrinate their students.<\/p>\n<p>In September, the United States Conference of Mayors&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/politics\/2021\/09\/10\/u-s-conference-mayors-adopts-resolution-support-k-12-critical-race-theory\/\">adopted<\/a>&nbsp;a resolution during its annual convention in which its members pledged to support the teaching of CRT in K-12 schools.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, the nation\u2019s mayors support the implementation of CRT in the public education curriculum to help engage our youth in programming that reflects an accurate, complete account of BIPOC history,\u201d the mayors stated.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"9.1723076923077\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/CriticalRaceTheory?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#CriticalRaceTheory<\/a> is not taught in K-12 schools. The right\u2019s culture warriors are labeling any discussion of race, racism or discrimination as such to try to make it toxic. They\u2019re bullying teachers to try and keep them from teaching the truth. &nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Plz2inkLke\">https:\/\/t.co\/Plz2inkLke<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Randi Weingarten (@rweingarten) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/rweingarten\/status\/1412537365529300992?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 6, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>In July, the National Education Association (NEA), the nation\u2019s largest teachers\u2019 union, also&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/politics\/2021\/07\/04\/nations-largest-teachers-union-resolves-promote-critical-race-theory\/\">moved<\/a>&nbsp;to openly promote the teaching of CRT in K-12 schools, and to oppose any bans on instruction in both the Marxist ideology and the widely discredited&nbsp;New York Times\u2019&nbsp;\u201c1619 Project.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The union&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/ra.nea.org\/business-item\/2021-nbi-002\/\">agreed<\/a>&nbsp;to \u201cresearch the organizations attacking educators,\u201d doing what it referred to as \u201canti-racist work,\u201d as well as to \u201cuse the research already done and put together a list of resources and recommendations for state affiliates, locals, and individual educators to utilize when they are attacked.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>NEA dismissed the outrage of grassroots parents, claiming the main critics of CRT are \u201cwell-funded\u201d conservative groups.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"4.3294117647059\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Awesome! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/H8ic81KiTk\">https:\/\/t.co\/H8ic81KiTk<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Breitbart News (@BreitbartNews) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BreitbartNews\/status\/1456308472639893506?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 4, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cThe attacks on anti-racist teachers are increasing, coordinated by well-funded organizations such as the Heritage Foundation,\u201d the union said. \u201cWe need to be better prepared to respond to these attacks so that our members can continue this important work.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>NEA\u2019s adoption of the resolutions will commit President Becky Pringle \u201cto make public statements across all lines of media that support racial honesty in education including but not limited to critical race theory.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Republican wins in the top government posts in Virginia this month came about largely because GOP candidates listened to parents who were fighting in their local school districts against leftist &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":40,"featured_media":2315279,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-999342","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/999342","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/40"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=999342"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/999342\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2315279"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=999342"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=999342"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=999342"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}