Many states have either passed or proposed bans on teaching Critical Race Theory in schools. The bills seem to have less to do with education and more to do with political culture wars. But what exactly is Critical Race Theory. This week, instead of asking a politician, I went to an educator. Rosalind Fisher is an instructor of Sociology at the University of West Florida. I asked her for the origin story of the theory.
Some states invest a lot educating students, but will those students stick around so states can get a return on that investment? That’s the topic of today’s Academic Minute
The longest and most expensive trial in the history of the state of Georgia had nothing to do with robbery, rape or murder. It...
The Best of Our Knowledge explores topics on learning, education and research. The East African Savannah is known to be the cradle of humanity....
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