Under the Law: ‘Anti-critical race theory’ laws and the assault on pedagogy

A recent spate of state laws attempts to limit how much schools teach about critical race theory. Robert Kim surveys the current legislation, noting that they fail to grapple with actual problems in the teaching of history and often contain loopholes that reduce their impact. He also notes that, although states have power over school curricula, the courts have struck down laws related to school curricula when those laws appear to have a discriminatory purpose.