What is critical race theory?

Jul 03, 2021 View Original Article
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    -22% Somewhat Liberal

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  • Politician Portrayal

    72% Negative

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"There's no unified national curriculum for public schools in the U.S., though Common Core State Standards provide some uniform standards for math and English."
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4% Conservative
"Bridges points out that the framework has since evolved to analyze multiple questions around law and racial inequality, spaing topics like affirmative action, the criminal justice system, and racial disparities in health."
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-4% Liberal
"Rufo assisted in drafting a memo issued by former President Trump in September 2020 that barred federal agencies from conducting training on topics concerning critical race theory and white privilege, (President Biden has since rescinded the ban.)"
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-4% Liberal
"Rufo assisted in drafting a memo issued by former President Trump in September 2020 that barred federal agencies from conducting training on topics concerning critical race theory and white privilege, (President Biden has since rescinded the ban.)"
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-4% Liberal
"Trump referenced the project in an alarmist diatribe against critical race theory that misinterpreted the concept."
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-14% Liberal
"Meanwhile, Trump was also stridently critical of the 1619 Project, a journalism effort from the New York Times that chronicles the impact of chattel slavery on U.S. history."
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-20% Liberal
"Trump was eyeing November 2020 at the same time, trying to get re-elected, and we all know that he leveraged those protests to make it into something like Black Lives Matter versus everyone else..."
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-24% Liberal
"Conservatives have particularly taken issue with critical race theory's concept of systemic racism, claiming that teaching critical race theory in schools (more on that in a second) amounts to teaching kids that their country is fundamentally and irredeemably racist, and that every white person is a racist, as Sen. Ted Cruz, a Texas Republican, recently said it did."
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Bias Meter

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

52% : There's no unified national curriculum for public schools in the U.S., though Common Core State Standards provide some uniform standards for math and English.
48% : Bridges points out that the framework has since evolved to "analyze multiple questions around law and racial inequality," spanning topics like affirmative action, the criminal justice system, and racial disparities in health.

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