Document Type

Article

Publication Date

2023

Journal Title

Thresholds in Education

Volume Number

46

Issue Number

1

First Page

8

Last Page

32

Keywords

critical race theory, schools, teachers, administrators, school boards, teacher education, Michigan

Abstract

This article is an edited transcription of a groundbreaking multi-sector presentation on “Critical Race Theory in Schools?” by a prominent panel of PK-12 school educators, education organization leaders, legal advocate, teacher educators, and academic researchers. The presentation took place virtually as a public seminar in response to legislative bills in Michigan and other states that prohibit the teaching of critical race theory in schools and to the ensuing questions and concerns raised by many constituents in the PK12 school and teacher education arenas. Over 200 individuals from Michigan, across the country, and even internationally registered, drawn to the webinar’s goals of dispelling misinformation and providing facts and perspectives for meaningful discussions on the pursuit of more inclusive and justice-oriented curriculum, teaching, and learning in schools. Given the significance, urgency, and controversy over this subject, we offer this manuscript not only as an important documentation of the historic discussion among distinguished experts, but also as a much-needed resource for truth-telling against misinformation and disinformation

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