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Sunday, December 22, 2024

Number of teachers pledging to teach Critical Race Theory in Los Angeles stagnates at 84

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There were no new teachers in Los Angeles who signed the pledge on Dec. 29, according to an online pledge from the Zinn Education Project.

The pledge was signed by no teachers on Dec. 28, the day before. It now has 84 pledges from Los Angeles teachers.

They’re one of the thousands of US teachers pledging to continue educating students about the controversial Critical Race Theory, which explains racism is embedded in US culture and politics.

Comments from Los Angeles teachers included, "We cannot let the fear and ignorance of some folx censor the creation of authentic curriculum that has the power and the capacity to create a more equitable future for all" and "We need to stand strong for education reasons and our family values of everyone getting a knowledgeable worldly education".

Though the concept was first suggested in the late 70’s, it has recently exploded as a contentious issue between the American right and left in the last two years.

Many who signed the pledge are defying state bans on the teachings. Arizona, Idaho, Iowa, New Hampshire, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee and Texas have passed legislation banning discussions about the US being inherently racist.

Other states, such as Montana and South Dakota, have denounced the teachings without passing specific legislation.

In an interview with The Washington Free Beacon', Ashley Varner of the Freedom Foundation accused the Zinn Education Project of providing “left-leaning propaganda to teachers.”

Teachers in Los Angeles who’ve pledged to teach Critical Race Theory
TeachersThoughts on Critical Race Theory
Adrian BacongAcknowledging our stories and the implications of past injustices is important for all of us, at every educational level.
Allison CurryThe truth will set you free!
Allison LevineOur students need to know the truth about the good, the bad, and the ugly of our country. If they don't know about it, how will they learn to make this country a better place?
Amy OwenNo comment
Andrea GambinoNo comment
Anna-Michelle McSorleyMy son needs the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth.
Arlene InouyeAll educators must teach truth and be the bearers of teaching historical truth to the next generation.
Bill BarrettNo comment
Brenda HunterIt is imperative that as a responsible collective, we not veil the truth of our history in one perspective. Our students and future students must be allowed to know and understand the roots of our democracy and its impact on the history of its peoples.
Carla Anne ThomasEveryones history matters
Carlos ContrerasCritical race theory is a result of out historical past.
Carlyn OropezI believe we need to empower kids and give them the tools to research topics for themselves, use critical thinking skills, see themselves and their heritage's role in our history no matter what their background is, and learn about history- the good, bad and ugly in order to make the best decisions for the future.
Courtney ThakurNo comment
Dan LeI refuse to lie to students. ever.
Daniel BarnhartNo comment
Danielle HowardTruth matters!
David ChrzanowskiNo comment
Deb ChristensonNo comment
Delisa AlejandreNo comment
Dr. Shadi Seyedyousefour children deserve to know their histories
Eva SchlomannNo comment
Falica McClainBecause the truth MUST be revealed! How will children K-12 learn about systemic and institutionalized racism if they cannot recognize it's passive and subtle forms?
Fatima MontielI am committed to educating our children in all aspects to empowered them to make informed choices and generate their own ideas of what freedom really means in this country.
Garrett ShorrNo comment
Gillian RussomIn order to build a better future, we need to know the truth about where we have been as a nation. We cannot cover up the injustices that so many in our country have experienced.
Gina MorganNo comment
Ginnia Harginsthe truth about institutionalized racism must be revealed through students' education in order to better ourselves and our futures.
Grace LacquesNo comment
Guadalupe Cardonathe truth is the foundation to building a strong movement for change based in love and transformation.
Heather Knight“Silence ensures that history repeats itself.” —Erin Gruwell
Heidi WestTruth matters. If we want the next generations to survive and thrive, we have a responsibility to empower them with knowledge about how we got to where we are today through an accurate inclusive accounting of history and the current state of the world.
Irene BritoNo comment
Jamie FranklinOnly with accurate history can we reach justice for victims whose voices were never heard.
Jamie FranklinTeachers are by profession providers of information. It is unethical to teach falsehoods. It's destructive and fundamentally unethical.
Janyce Collinsit is the right thing to do! We must end racism and that begins with the truth.
Jenisha K. HasselbergerThe truth still matters even after four years of lies and fake news.The truth has always set people free.The truth exposes, redeems, emboldens, and teaches.
Jessica QuindelNo comment
Jessica RodarteThe truth is the only way.
Joanne YiNo comment
Joshua YoungerI am a black educator who believes that the truth should always trump lies. Our children deserve to receive a real education, not a cherry picked, white washed education.
Juandiego MontemayorTruth matters
Kate Meisellying to children to protect the feelings of adults is abhorrent
Kathryne EdwardsNo comment
Katie LenisNo comment
Kelsey JimersonNo comment
Ken LeeI believe in teaching the truth in all its beauty, ugliness, comfort, or discomfort. We teach the truth because it's the truth. History should be accurate and multi-faceted.
King ChanWe need to stand strong for education reasons and our family values of everyone getting a knowledgeable worldly education.
Kira CaluzaI am signing my name because I believe when we teach history we must include the stories and voices of all people.
Koreen CeaThe truth told developmentally appropriate sets us all free
Kourtne BallentineHonesty is the only way out of our problems.
Lara GoldstoneStudents need to know the full history so that they can make our world a better place.
Laura Marie BernardNo comment
Laura RuizHumanity must know the truth in order to maintain its humanity.
Liliana CortezNo comment
Manuel GochezIt is important for students to not get a whitewashed view of history. Teaching the truth is essential for us to create a better tomorrow.
Marcy NewmanNo comment
Marina ReisNo comment
Mark RoederI want to support students and not suppress their authentic voices.
Michael AndersonTruth is hard to swallow. But we take pills for our health everyday.
Michele LevinNo comment
Michele LevinStudents deserve to know the history of this country. Hiding the truth is the game plan of fascists. My students have the right to make informed decisions about their futures and they can't do that without curriculum that includes primary sources, first person narratives, documents, the truth.
Michele ReyesThe truth matters for all of us.
Michelle LukeOur future deserves to know about our past.
Michelle RomeroIt is DANGEROUS and shameful to attempt to hide and neglect our parts of our horrendous history.
Minjung PaiNo comment
Monique MarshallWe cannot let the fear and ignorance of some folx censor the creation of authentic curriculum that has the power and the capacity to create a more equitable future for all.
Morris WhiteNo comment
My Linh LeMy students deserve and want to learn true history. We can't fight systems of oppression until we learn the origins of these systems and how they continue to enforce White Supremacy, especially when they are being enforced through laws. We need to learn about those who showed resistance, resilience, and empowerment during times when they were being oppressed. We need to see that protests, marches, rebellions, happened long before we were born so we can learn from those who fought before us, and we can continue the fight for social justice for all. Learning our true history can be hard, but forgetting it or lying about it would be wrong, as well as devastating to change and progress.
Nikea CarwellNo comment
Norma BowlesWe have to make sure our youth learn the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth.
Paula HensonI believe in teaching the truth!
Rachel KulikNo comment
Raquel WilliamsWe’re not even asking for Truth and Reconciliation Committees to be mandated, which would be powerful, we just want to ability to teach factual and documented history to our students. Stifling the truth is dangerous for our future.
Renee Tajima-PeñaNo comment
Rigoberto LemusMy identity markers: queer; Latinx; non-native English speaker; first generation American; educator all inform my teaching. I draw on these identity markers and lived experience to humanize myself to my students and show them how these things influence what I think and how I think about our American history. Above all, our students deserve to know the truth! The truth will help us heal!
Ron SchneckBecause I agree completely with what the Zinn Education Project is about and its also an absolute historical truth that the United States was founded on the enslavement of African peoples and the genocide of indigenous nations and the theft of their land.
Sara NewmanNo comment
Sarah MorrisonNo comment
Sarah RagerI believe in it and want my students to know why we do what we do.
Scott LundgrenBecause as a white male, I refuse to be complicit
Sheba LoNo comment
Stacey JoyIn order for students to form their own opinions and stand in their own truth, they need to learn ALL of history, not just the history that makes one group of people comfortable.
Tracy KingChildren need to learn complete stories in order to grow up to become responsible. proactive citizens.
William HeuislerWe have lied about our past for too long and it is a detriment to ALL Americans. America is a great nation but it will never be what it proclaims to be until we reckon with our full past.

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