by LZ Granderson I was a senior in college when I learned a gay man helped save the world. True story. Even after years of history lessons about World War II, I was well into my 20s before hearing of Alan Turing, the man most credited with creating the algorithms that enabled the ...
by David Campt America is immersed in a culture war that is a new manifestation of its age-old problem with race. School board meetings across America have devolved into ugly protests about critical race theory. The strategy to rebrand CRT was created, organized and executed ...
by Elliott Gorn What is a history teacher to do? Fingers wag at us from left and right. Do not disturb the students. Issue trigger warnings to your classes. Avoid inducing guilt. Teach patriotic content. Steer clear of violent or disturbing content. Keep the customers ...
by Fred L. Pincus The current controversy over critical race theory in the schools is nothing new. Thirty-seven years ago, I published an article with the headline “Book Banning and the New Right: Censorship in the Public Schools.” In the introduction, I wrote: “The charges ...
by Ron Iannone When I read and hear about parents today wanting to be more involved in their children’s education, it brings back memories of an article I wrote in December 1974 about the textbook controversy in Kanawha County. Many of the issues today revolve around ...
Two school board members in Virginia last week called for the burning — yes, burning — of books in the school’s library that they deem sexually offensive. This is, of course, the logical direction of the conservative movement to crack down on any school curriculum that doesn’t reflect ...