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North Texas Principal Resigns to End Fight Over Whether He Was Teaching ‘Critical Race Theory’

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Parents Use Anti-Critical Race Theory Laws To Push Book Bans, School Firings

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Attempted Recalls Against School Board Members Skyrocket

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Texas Legislature Demands Schools Confirm Use of Books on Race and Sexuality

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Texas School Cancels Classes After State Passes Controversial Social Studies Law

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Critical Race Theory and the New ‘Massive Resistance’

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Genocide ‘In My Own Backyard’: NC Classrooms Ignored State Eugenics History

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Texas Lawmakers Aim to Limit Critical Race Theory in Schools at Special Session

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