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After Conservative Backlash, Department Of Education Scales Back Critical Race Theory Plans

Ben Zeisloft
After Conservative Backlash, Department Of Education Scales Back Critical Race Theory Plans
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The United States Department of Education is walking back plans to encourage the use of critical race theory in civics education curricula.

The move comes after several months of conservative-led activism against the left-wing ideology, which alleges that white people and racial minorities in the United States respectively belong to the oppressor and oppressed classes.

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