Until recently, critical race theory (CRT) was a concept that few Americans heard of, as it was mainly in the domain of univer- sity campuses. But as the Left has become more brazen in its attempts to radically control Americans’ thoughts, speech, and inter- actions with one another in society, CRT has burst wide open into our workplaces, governments, houses of worship, the military, and even our K–12 classrooms, where young minds have little chance to resist it, and parents are told it does not exist.
Kevin Roberts, PhD, President The Heritage Foundation March 2022
Chapter 5: Critical Race Theory and School Discipline
AEI Research Fellow Max Eden writes, “In districts that have implemented restorative justice, teachers have testified that it does not work. In liberal Madison, Wisconsin, 78 percent of teachers say that they understand the new approach, but only 48 percent say that it aligns with their values, and only 13 percent say that it has a positive effect on student behavior. In Denver, only 23 percent of teachers say that the new system improves behavior. In Charleston, South Carolina, about 13 percent of teachers think that the new discipline system works, that the consequences are appropriate, and that it represents an improved approach. In Buffalo, New York, only 9 percent of teachers say that their administrators support them when it comes to discipline. In Oklahoma City, only 11 percent of teachers say that a more progressive approach to discipline would help.”
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Chapter 6: How Critical Race Theory Undermines Individual Agency
AEI Senior Fellow Ian Rowe writes, “The sad irony remains that closing the black-to-white, or the Hispanic-to-white, achievement gap, without improving outcomes for all students, would mean that black and Hispanic student outcomes would only grow from sub-mediocrity to full mediocrity in terms of reading due to misguided attempts at achieving racial ‘equity.'”
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Chapter 7: Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion: What If Americans Have It All Wrong?
AEI Senior Fellow Robert Pondiscio writes, “For all the lack of nuance in the melting pot as the central metaphor in American life, there is good reason to valorize the common narratives, symbols, and rituals inherent in its ideal. Moreover, there is compelling evidence to suggest that the wholesale repudiation of the impulse to embrace a common identity as Americans was a serious mistake.”
