From early November through the end of February I worked on this piece for The New Republic’s April issue and yesterday it went online. I set out to understand how teachers were navigating the pressures around teaching controversial topics with the advent of “Critical Race Theory” bills. I also wanted to understand what parents organizing against CRT think of their teachers’ fears about retaliation. Do they worry about a chilling effect, too?
Why Teachers are Afraid to Teach History
Why Teachers are Afraid to Teach History
Why Teachers are Afraid to Teach History
From early November through the end of February I worked on this piece for The New Republic’s April issue and yesterday it went online. I set out to understand how teachers were navigating the pressures around teaching controversial topics with the advent of “Critical Race Theory” bills. I also wanted to understand what parents organizing against CRT think of their teachers’ fears about retaliation. Do they worry about a chilling effect, too?