The former Democratic congresswoman said that the party's leaders aren't listening to 'what parents are concerned about.'
Education, and particularly the contentious issue of whether or not"critical race theory" should be taught to students, became a core issue in the Virginia gubernatorial campaign. Although critical race theory is not being widely taught in Virginia schools, many parents there were politically animated by the issue. McAuliffe also drew substantial backlash for saying parents should not"be telling schools what they should teach.
Critical race theory started as an academic legal framework to analyze and examine how race and law intersect in the U.S. The theory has been pushed forward by activists and civil rights scholars to challenge mainstream approaches to racial justice in society.and Ipsos from August 30 to September 1 actually found that a plurality of parents across the country support teaching critical race theory to their children.
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