Federal Resources
- Comments are being received at the Federal Register website on the latest push to change American History and Civics Education. The proposed rule change is coming out of the Biden U.S. Department of Education. Make comments here by May 19, 2021: https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2021/04/19/2021-08068/proposed-priorities-american-history-and-civics-education. The New York Times 1619 Project and Kendi’s book – How to be an Antiracist are referenced and linked in support of this proposed rule.
- Proposed Education Department Rule Would Prioritize Funding Critical Race Theory Grant Applications – The Ohio Star
- https://www.nationalreview.com/corner/biden-set-to-push-critical-race-theory-on-u-s-schools/
- https://www.dailysignal.com/2021/04/19/biden-administration-wants-schools-to-teach-prejudice-heres-what-parents-should-know/
- https://dailycaller.com/2021/05/12/house-republicans-introduce-legislation-defund-critical-race-theory/
State Resources
- Tennessee: https://www.oann.com/tenn-assembly-passes-bill-banning-critical-race-theory-from-public-schools/
- Texas – Texas Lawmakers Step in to Keep Critical Race Theory Out of Schools
- Louisiana – https://spectator.org/critical-race-theory-louisiana/
- Idaho: https://www.wnd.com/2021/04/resistance-begins-state-bans-marxist-critical-race-theory-public-schools/
- Legislation in Various States Against CRT – https://washingtontimes-dc.newsmemory.com/eebrowser/ipad/html5.check.20100813//action/php-script/callcrop_pdf.php?file=0@/washingtontimes/20210503/eGxLNGlXMDJLak9VZWZMUjJiSXpqcmMyUVNyTGFZd3RhVllCUGhTeERCZz0=/&crop=20-88-96-380&meddim=540-950&pSetup=washingtontimes&name=Washington%20Times_20210503_A01_0&edition=Washington%20Times&article=0&TAUID=235927270&gmtoffset=240
- As Biden Pushes CRT, More States Push Back —https://www.frc.org/get.cfm?i=WA21D64&f=WU21D21
Local Rsources
- GOP Sweeps In Texas Election As City Revolts Against Biden-Backed Critical Race Theory In Schools | The Daily Wire
- PAC Formed to Defeat Candidates That Support CRT https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/bitterly-divided-election-southlake-texas-opponents-anti-racism-education-win-n1266102?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=news_tab&utm_content=curated&fbclid=IwAR3LXHuiZaQZZqdce-HEvKMl3T7sx0k7QywzBPjhuCTuburVJRXM4VvrMtI
- Petition to Maintain Educational Integrity in Olentangy Schools https://www.change.org/p/olsd-school-board-petition-to-take-back-olentangy-schools?redirect=false
- Parents at Elite Private School Fight Back Against “Cancel Culture” They Say Has Infiltrated the Midwest – https://dailycaller.com/2021/03/19/columbus-academy-cancel-culture-antiracism/
- Loudon County, Virginia residents create PAC to unseat School Board Members https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.foxnews.com/politics/virginia-parents-pac-school-board-members-reopening-critical-race-theory.amp
- Letter from New York Parent – https://bariweiss.substack.com/p/you-have-to-read-this-letter
- https://dailycaller.com/2021/05/12/critical-race-theory-loudoun-county-board-meeting-crt-schools-racist-abusive/?utm_source=piano&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=getemails&tpcc%3D=getemails&pnespid=juN0qvEIAAmNwOTbKBlocbHM5ZHf3LQ_4IJS_7Sa
- https://www.cleveland19.com/2021/05/04/parents-concerned-about-whats-being-taught-diversity-inclusion-programming/?fbclid=IwAR0htibOL3mdOx_TguJY_kEu1E4FZ4DUXwtQQE7-twaqdW_cSoT1WZy1KN0
Legal Action
- Regarding State Board’s refusal to allow speakers on Critical Race Theory and public comments on race
- Regenold vs. Ohio Board of Education filed 4-19-21 Complaint Click Here
- Comments start at 5:40:30 – 6:20:11 mark: http://www.ohiochannel.org/video/state-board-of-education-4-13-2021).
- http://Dan Regenold’s Interview with Brian Thomas on 55KRC Radio –4-22-21 – Click Here
- The Ohio Star Discusses the Lawsuit Against the Ohio Board of Education 4-28-21
- Bob Frantz — The Authority AM 1420 interview with Dan Regenold on 4-27-21
- Daily Caller Article about Lawsuit Filed Against State of Ohio Board of Education
Ohio State Board of Education
- Resolution (Resolution 20) to Condemn Racism and to Advance Equity For Black Students, Indigenous Students and Students of Color — Click Here
- Testimony on the 1619 Project and Critical Race Theory, etc., during 2020 after passage of Resolution 20. Commentary on the proceedings and a copy of the resolution here. Kirsten Hill is the elected, District 2 representative to the State School Board.
- To View Board Member Kirsten Hill’s Slide Show at EmpowerU on 5/11/21 on Critical Race Theory — Click Here
- Ohio School Board Video — Jonathan Broadbent. Watch at about 2:16:00– http://www.ohiochannel.org/video/state-board-of-education-4-13-2021
- Smashing “Whiteness” in the Classroom — A Critical Look at the Republican Governor, State Legislature and the Ohio Department of Education – https://www.city-journal.org/ohio-education-department-antiracist-training
Critical Response to 1619 Project
- A Critical Response to the 1619 Project – https://www.nationalreview.com/corner/a-book-for-our-times-peter-woods-1620-skewers-1619-project/
Critical Race Theory, General
- Hey Cleveland, Why Do You Hate Your Children? – Lobbyists for Citizens
- On May 11, EmpowerUOhio.org hosted a class on Critical Race Theory that featured Board Member Hill, and speakers from 4 schools districts in Ohio and also researcher Tom Hagedorn. To watch a complete recording of that class–Click Here
- https://lobbyistsforcitizens.com/2021/04/08/hey-cleveland-why-do-you-hate-your-children-part-2/
- The Daily Signal: Keep Racist Critical Race Theory Ideology Out of K-12 Classrooms
- Chris Rufois a senior fellow and director of the initiative on critical race theory at the Manhattan Institute. Rufo’s eleven-part series: https://christopherrufo.com/critical-race-theory-in-education/.
- https://www.manhattan-institute.org/the-truth-about-critical-race-theory
- https://imprimis.hillsdale.edu/critical-race-theory-fight/
- https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/smithsonian-lectures-us-about-the-unbearable-whiteness-of-being
- https://www.steynonline.com/11195/tal-bachman-we-have-met-the-enemy
- https://www.steynonline.com/11283/we-have-met-the-enemy-part-ii
(May 7, 2021) Wokism has become the official state religion.
- https://www.city-journal.org/antiracism-comes-to-the-heartland
- EmpowerUOhio.org hosted a class on Critical Race Theory on 5/11/21. This class included speakers from Kings, Lakota Schools, Olentangy School District,
- https://www.foxnews.com/media/missouri-schools-hide-race-based-curriculum-parent-fox-friends?fbclid=IwAR1r4ZUW7uvrIk5rfrANw4bSXIkF9-B6MqO6bgFtobNSoesa-Yn4hGItSTA
- https://www.nationalreview.com/corner/how-to-keep-crt-and-action-civics-out-of-k-12/?utm_source=recirc-desktop&utm_medium=homepage&utm_campaign=right-rail&utm_content=corner&utm_term=first&fbclid=IwAR2NNBI8-XoDKBJzV-Ac4CBrz-xAW69omROOjsmSgtUJogkcCZwPBQPaD6o
- Vocabulary for Understanding 21st Century Woke Schools
- https://thefederalist.com/2021/03/25/critical-race-theory-is-not-a-single-lesson-or-training-but-a-way-of-life/
- https://www.nationalreview.com/2021/03/critical-race-theory-is-dangerous-heres-how-to-fight-it/
- https://www.city-journal.org/the-left-wont-debate-critical-race-theory
- https://thefederalist.com/2020/09/29/critical-race-theory-is-a-classic-communist-divide-and-conquer-tactic/
- Megyn Kelly Sends Warning To Heads Of Schools Shoving ‘Critical Race Theory Down The Throats Of Their Students’ | The Daily Caller
- https://www.dailysignal.com/2021/02/03/the-inequality-of-equity/
- https://www.shortform.com/summary/how-to-be-an-antiracist-summary-ibram-x-kendi?gclid=CjwKCAjwhYOFBhBkEiwASF3KGWNqQKEmfYvEsSdxY7G4Ay41iLkHyJOd0VTvPk3ZVC9TYvfo8yjvgRoCg84QAvD_BwE
- https://bookshop.org/books/stamped-for-kids-racism-antiracism-and-you/9780316167581
- https://www.shortform.com/summary/white-fragility-summary-robin-j-diangelo?gclid=CjwKCAjwhYOFBhBkEiwASF3KGa6PSvRfI8FOgql_QJ-AOOMkNlRQdPGv9p9wUPLB4T7Vm_P9ZA3iBxoCRHUQAvD_BwE
- Book by Howard Zinn https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_People%27s_History_of_the_United_States
- https://1776unites.com/essays/critical-race-theorys-toxic-destructive-impact-on-america/
- https://newdiscourses.com/
- https://schoolhouserights.org/resources/
- https://www.prageru.com/prep/
- https://heterodoxacademy.org/
- Glenn Beck: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a2F3wr3dHWc
- https://whataretheylearning.com/
- http://www.fairforall.org/
- https://noleftturn.us/
- https://www.facebook.comPACTNoCRT
- https://undoctrinate.org
- https://defendinged.org
- . https://youtu.be/lg-FHh41PQU
Social Emotional Learning
- https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2021/03/09/social-emotional-learning-now-a-vehicle-for-critical-race-theory/?fbclid=IwAR23uh5cAzz1-MSoSTQqMJI5lI4vDYeS62NeAoeFxVKqgdAkf5F54_YsLFI
- https://pioneerinstitute.org/featured/new-study-finds-multiple-problems-with-push-for-social-emotional-learning-in-k-12-education/
- https://thefederalist.com/2021/02/08/how-socio-emotional-learning-became-another-vehicle-for-anti-white-racism-in-schools/
Action Civics – aka New Civics or Project-Based Civics
- https://americanmind.org/memo/action-civics-replaces-citizenship-with-partisanship/
- http://steve463.com/2021/01/06/culturally-responsive-teaching-putting-activism-before-learning/
Restorative Justice