From 2021 to 2024, 18 states have passed laws or approved similar state-level action to restrict teaching critical race theory in schools or limit how teachers can discuss racism, sexism, and issues of systemic inequality in the United States. In comparison, 24 states vetoed, overturned, or stalled indefinitely any state-level action or bills introduced to restrict schools from teaching about race, sex, or inequality. Additionally, a bill was either proposed or was moving through the state legislature in New Jersey. Only seven states, including the District of Columbia, did not have any such state-level action or bills introduced during that time period.
Legal action taken to restrict teaching critical race theory or limit how teachers can discuss racism, sexism, and systemic inequality in the United States from 2021 to 2024, by state
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Education Week. (August 28, 2024). Legal action taken to restrict teaching critical race theory or limit how teachers can discuss racism, sexism, and systemic inequality in the United States from 2021 to 2024, by state [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1455412/us-states-restricting-race-sex-and-inequality-in-schools/
Education Week. "Legal action taken to restrict teaching critical race theory or limit how teachers can discuss racism, sexism, and systemic inequality in the United States from 2021 to 2024, by state." Chart. August 28, 2024. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1455412/us-states-restricting-race-sex-and-inequality-in-schools/
Education Week. (2024). Legal action taken to restrict teaching critical race theory or limit how teachers can discuss racism, sexism, and systemic inequality in the United States from 2021 to 2024, by state. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1455412/us-states-restricting-race-sex-and-inequality-in-schools/
Education Week. "Legal Action Taken to Restrict Teaching Critical Race Theory or Limit How Teachers Can Discuss Racism, Sexism, and Systemic Inequality in The United States from 2021 to 2024, by State." Statista, Statista Inc., 28 Aug 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1455412/us-states-restricting-race-sex-and-inequality-in-schools/
Education Week, Legal action taken to restrict teaching critical race theory or limit how teachers can discuss racism, sexism, and systemic inequality in the United States from 2021 to 2024, by state Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1455412/us-states-restricting-race-sex-and-inequality-in-schools/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Legal action taken to restrict teaching critical race theory or limit how teachers can discuss racism, sexism, and systemic inequality in the United States from 2021 to 2024, by state [Graph], Education Week, August 28, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1455412/us-states-restricting-race-sex-and-inequality-in-schools/
