Texas: Public Libraries Become Targets for Conservative Critics
Thanks to reader Kathyirwin1 for bringing this article to my attention. Egged on by Governor Gregg Abbott and legislator Matt Krause (who circulated a list...
Category : Bias
After 25 Years, New York City Teachers Win Largest Legal Settlement Ever from NYC
In 1996, a group of Black and Hispanic teachers sued the City of New York for requiring them to pass tests that were, they said,...
Jeff Bryant: The”Proud Boys” Are Coming for the Public Schools
Jeff Bryant reports on a frightening phenomenon: the notorious and violent Proud Boys are targeting public schools. He begins: When violent insurrectionists stormed the U.S....
States and Districts Impose Bans on “Critical Race Theory”: Why They Should Not
State legislatures and even school districts are banning ”critical race theory,” typically based on misinformation about what it is and what it isn’t. The laws...
Commack Public Schools Riven by Rage about CRT
The Commack Public School District is located on Long Island in New York. The district has about 79% white students, 9% Asian, 9% Hispanic, 1%...
Laura Chapman: TCM Reviews Bias in Films
Here is an excellent suggestion from our reader Laura Chapman, whose original research and writing will always find a home here. We have already missed...
Dr. Seuss and “Cancel Culture”
The publisher of the many books written by Theodor Geisl (“Dr. Seuss”) announced that it was suspending publication of six books that contained demeaning drawings...
Beware Women in the Workplace: A 1950s Educational Film
NYC public school parent says: That was an interesting article. The subject of banned moves in gymnastics is really complicated. When I was a kid,...
Dana Milbank: The GOP Has an Anti-Semitism Problem
Dana Milbank is a regular opinion writer for the Washington Post. He wrote about the Republicans’ anti-Semitism problem. They refuse to denounce anti-Semitism. Bigotry multiplies....
Oh, No! The Culture Wars Are Back (If They Ever Left)!
Back in the 1980s, the culture wars were at full pitch, with ethnic groups competing with one another for time and space in the social...