From 2021 to 2023, 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 state legislature in New Jersey and North Carolina. Only seven states 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 2023, by state
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Education Week. (June 13, 2023). 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 2023, by state [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 25, 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 2023, by state." Chart. June 13, 2023. Statista. Accessed August 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1455412/us-states-restricting-race-sex-and-inequality-in-schools/
Education Week. (2023). 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 2023, by state. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 25, 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 2023, by State." Statista, Statista Inc., 13 Jun 2023, 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 2023, by state Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1455412/us-states-restricting-race-sex-and-inequality-in-schools/ (last visited August 25, 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 2023, by state [Graph], Education Week, June 13, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1455412/us-states-restricting-race-sex-and-inequality-in-schools/