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Number of teachers pledging to teach Critical Race Theory in Burlington stagnates at 10 in June

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There were no new teachers in Burlington who signed the pledge in June, according to an online pledge from the Zinn Education Project.

The pledge was signed by 10 teachers the month before. It now has 10 pledges from Burlington teachers by June.

They are one of the thousands of US teachers pledging to continue educating students about the controversial Critical Race Theory, which explains racism is embedded in US culture and politics.

Though the concept was first suggested in the late 70’s, it has recently exploded as a contentious issue between the American right and left in the last two years.

Many who signed the pledge are defying state bans on the teachings. Arkansas, Idaho, Iowa, New Hampshire, Florida, Oklahoma, South Carolina and Tennessee have passed legislation banning discussions about the US being inherently racist.

Other states, such as Montana and Georgia, have denounced the teachings and are discussing a ban on critical race theory teachings.

In an interview with The Washington Free Beacon, Ashley Varner of the Freedom Foundation accused the Zinn Education Project of providing “left-leaning propaganda to teachers.”

Teachers in Burlington who’ve pledged to teach Critical Race Theory
TeachersThoughts on Critical Race Theory
Linden HigginsOnly through consideration of context and diverse points of view can we come to address the long-standing systemic racism in science and other fields of human knowledge.
Lionel BeasleyTruth matters.
Omega Jade WilliamsI teach Black History through creative writing. I believe all historical facts should be free to discuss and learn about. History repeats itself when we don't take time to learn from our mistakes. Black History is part of American History. Every good, bad and ugly part of it.
Linden HigginsWe cannot allow a witch hunt to block best practices in teaching and learning.
Christine Callahan“no comment”
Lillian Lawrence-Paine“no comment”
Gus Buchanan“no comment”
Genevra MacPhail“no comment”
Katie Wyndorf“no comment”
Korey Whitfield“no comment”

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