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Number of teachers pledging to teach Critical Race Theory in Davenport stagnates at three in week ending March 12

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There were no new teachers in Davenport who signed the pledge in week ending March 12, according to an online pledge from the Zinn Education Project.

No new teachers sign the pledge the week before. It now has three pledges from Davenport teachers by the end of the week ending March 12.

They’re one of the thousands of US teachers pledging to continue educating students about the controversial Critical Race Theory, which explains racism is embedded in US culture and politics.

Though the concept was first suggested in the late 70’s, it has recently exploded as a contentious issue between the American right and left in the last two years.

Many who signed the pledge are defying state bans on the teachings. Arkansas, Idaho, Iowa, New Hampshire, Florida, Oklahoma, South Carolina and Tennessee have passed legislation banning discussions about the US being inherently racist.

Other states, such as Montana and Georgia, have denounced the teachings and are discussing a ban on critical race theory teachings.

In an interview with The Washington Free Beacon, Ashley Varner of the Freedom Foundation accused the Zinn Education Project of providing “left-leaning propaganda to teachers.”

Teachers in Davenport who’ve pledged to teach Critical Race Theory
TeachersThoughts on Critical Race Theory
Allyson KnanishuThe truth will set you free.
Anon AnonI taught children from all over the world in San Francisco for many years. How could I misrepresent our country and its true history to them much less the born citizens? How would I keep a child from China from knowing that there was no oppression of her/his people in California, or the boy from Africa about the truth of slavery and the Civil War? How would I teach Indigenous Peoples' Day (Columbus Day) when there were Natives in my class? Pretend I was superior to all those children and oh, I wouldn't want to hurt the feelings of the one or two white Americans amongst us? I am disgusted at our governor and lawmakers in Iowa. Real teachers don't lie.
Julia LeonardThe idea that teachers should be limited in what they teach based on an incorrect perception of 'critical race theory' is unacceptable and also a very thinly veiled attempt to avoid huge swaths of American history and its role in persistent racist behaviors as a culture and as individuals.

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