Keeping Radical Politics Out of the Classroom

Critical Race Theory (“CRT”) and similarly divisive political ideologies have descended upon our institutions, our schools, and our children, setting them against each other and shaming them on the basis of race.

Perhaps worse, politicians in Washington D.C. and leaders of the education establishment are not only actively pushing such ideas in classroom instruction, they are also demanding a return to state-sanctioned racial discrimination in our public schools and institutions under the banners of more agreeable sounding slogans like ‘anti-racism’ and ‘diversity, equity, and inclusion.’ In many cases, they’re now even masking these ideologies in broader, more neutral sounding initiatives such as social emotional learning, culturally relevant pedagogy, and others.

Such efforts must be stopped. In their place, America’s constitutional principles must be restored and the rights of parents defended.

To that end, the Goldwater Institute is leading the defense of the constitution and parents’ rights through two related initiatives:

1. Stopping CRT and racial discrimination, and;
2. Promoting academic transparency to bring sunlight to our K-12 schools