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Strange Country Ep. 221: Critical Race Theory

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Release Date: 03/24/2022

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Things seems super chill around education these days. Wait—do they? Strange Country co-hosts Beth and Kelly talk about the current state legislation being passed to ban the instruction of Critical Race Theory in K-12 schools, something that isn’t happening. So since it’s not happening, what is happening instead is banning the instruction of anything associated with race or racism. As the Brooklyn 99 folks like to say, cool cool cool cool cool.

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ABC4 Utah. (2021, May 4). What you need to know about Idaho's new critical race theory law. ABC4 Utah. Retrieved March 20, 2022, from https://www.abc4.com/news/local-news/what-you-need-to-know-about-idahos-critical-race-theory-law/

Barakat, M. (2022, February 15). Youngkin looks to root out critical race theory in Virginia. AP NEWS. Retrieved March 20, 2022, from https://apnews.com/article/education-richmond-race-and-ethnicity-racial-injustice-virginia-8ad5da65b9cb05265f2b8081c41827cd 

Bella, T. (2022, February 4). Black history month is not critical race theory, Alabama educator says in response to complaints. The Washington Post. Retrieved March 20, 2022, from https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/2022/02/04/alabama-black-history-month-crt-schools/ 

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Cobb, J. (2021, September 20). The man behind critical race theory. The New Yorker.  https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2021/09/20/the-man-behind-critical-race-theory

Craig, T. (2022, March 11). Florida legislature passes bill that limits how schools and workplaces teach about race and identity. The Washington Post. Retrieved March 20, 2022, from https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2022/03/10/florida-legislature-passes-anti-woke-bill/ 

Dixon, K. (2022, March 14). Bill Banning 'divisive concepts' in schools passes Georgia Senate. Axios. Retrieved March 20, 2022, from https://www.axios.com/local/atlanta/2022/03/14/bill-banning-divisive-concepts-schools-passes-georgia-senate 

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Guynn, J. (2022, March 15). Florida law will restrict how race is discussed. USA TODAY (USA), p. A5. Available from NewsBank: Access World News – Historical and Current: https://infoweb.newsbank.com/apps/news/document-view?p=WORLDNEWS&docref=news/188BEDD20BC605D8.

Herron, A. (2022, March 1). Indiana Senate kills CRT-inspired legislation that created outrage among educators, Black Hoosiers. The Indianapolis Star. Retrieved March 20, 2022, from https://www.indystar.com/story/news/education/2022/02/28/hb-1134-indiana-senate-kills-crt-critical-race-theory-inspired-legislation/9323738002/ 

Jones, Z. C. (2022, March 10). Florida legislature passes "stop woke act," Second controversial education bill this week. CBS News. Retrieved March 20, 2022, from https://www.cbsnews.com/news/florida-critical-race-theory-education-stop-woke-act/ 

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Matzen, M. (2022, February 10). Education Committee votes to limit critical race theory instruction in South Dakota's public schools. Argus Leader. Retrieved March 20, 2022, from https://www.argusleader.com/story/news/education/2022/02/09/critical-race-theory-crt-south-dakota-public-schools-legislature-limited/6728586001/ 

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Ray, R., & Gibbons, A. (2022, March 9). Why are states banning critical race theory? Brookings. Retrieved March 20, 2022, from https://www.brookings.edu/blog/fixgov/2021/07/02/why-are-states-banning-critical-race-theory/ 

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