After a state law banning some lessons on race, Oklahoma teachers tread lightly on the Tulsa Race Massacre

Two years after Oklahoma passed House Bill 1775, educators say a chilling effect has fallen over teaching complex issues involving race.

View this email in your browser   After a state law banning some lessons on race, Oklahoma teachers tread lightly on the Tulsa Race Massacre Two years after Oklahoma passed House Bill 1775, educators say a chilling effect has fallen over teaching complex issues involving race.   READ OUR PAST COVERAGE Hear and read Ryan Walters’ full remarks about the Tulsa Race Massacre At a Norman speaking engagement, an audience member pressed Oklahoma’s schools chief on how he thought schools should teach one of the nation’s worst incidents of racial violence without making students feel bad.   Gist concerned TPS has been targeted by ‘a process that is being politicized for a very specific personal agenda’  Tulsa Schools Chief calls the accreditation process “untransparent.” The State Board of Education voted to punish the district last year for violating a state law that limits discussions on race and gender in public schools.   After banning ‘critical race theory,’ Oklahoma lawmakers seek further school curriculum restrictions Conservatives link school teachings on empathy to leftist indoctrination, keeping a hot-button culture war issue center stage. Copyright © 2023 The Frontier, All rights reserved. You are receiving this email because you signed up for news updates from The Frontier. Want to change how you receive these emails? You can update your preferences or unsubscribe from this list Local investigative journalism needs your support. Donate Copyright © 2023 The Frontier, All rights reserved. You are receiving this email because you signed up for news updates from The Frontier. Want to change how you receive these emails? You can update your preferences or unsubscribe from this list

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