Document Type
Memorandum
Publication Title
UCLA School of Law, Critical Race Studies Program
Publication Date
2024
Abstract
(Excerpt)
This memorandum aims to explain the purpose of the following model measure. The proposed legislation would preserve the freedom of teachers to teach—and students to learn—about racism, including its history and on-going effects in this country. It does this by providing a framework through which state governments can encourage the teaching and learning of Critical Race Theory ("CRT") principles as a lens through which to teach and learn about racial inequality in America, its history, and its current manifestations, to enhance K-12 public school curricula.
We believe the model measure should be of interest to a broad range of policymakers but imagine it may be most useful to those in progressive states who wish to ensure students and teachers have access to truthful information about race and systemic racism to build on critical understandings of racial inequality, including its history and its enduring effects.
The model measure would accomplish that goal by describing CRT concepts and then prohibiting state or local efforts to ban teachings, research or trainings that are in alignment with those principles. An understanding of the legislation will also serve to facilitate a deeper comprehension of CRT and its vitality in securing a thriving multiracial democracy for all.
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Education Law Commons, Law and Race Commons, Legislation Commons
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Available at: https://law.ucla.edu/sites/default/files/PDFs/Critical_Race_Studies/CRT-Forward-Model-Measure-Curriculum-070224.pdf
CRT Forward Tracking Project
UCLA School of Law Critical Race Studies