Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) has vetoed a misleading bill that would have allowed state sponsorship and funding of “action” or “protest” civics, an education method that permits students to earn class credit for participating in or helping to organize political protests or lobbying efforts.
The Texas legislature approved a bill that would ban the teaching of concepts associated with Critical Race Theory and Action Civics.
A “Civics Alliance” is urging Sen. John Cornyn to withdraw his support for a bill that backs “action civics” based on Critical Race Theory.
A national parents’ organization that grew out of the battle against the Common Core State Standards is calling for state legislatures to ban Critical Race Theory (CRT) in K-12 schools.
The Biden administration proposed a rule that urges the development of K-12 civics instruction based on Critical Race Theory programs such as the “1619 Project.”
