Youngkin Makes the GOP the Parents Party – WSJ

While governors don t directly set curriculum, Mr. Youngkin can empower parents like Ms. Mierzejewski by reforming the state s Education Department. Mr. McAuliffe insisted that critical race theory wasn t being taught in schools, even though the department during his governorship (2014-18) encouraged school districts to embrace critical race theory. Virginia s current governor, Democrat Ralph Northam, said that critical race theory is a dog whistle that Republicans are using to frighten people even as his Education Department hosted an equity speaker who has declared that white teachers are spirit murdering Black and Brown children and called for them to undergo therapy for White emotionalities. Mr. Youngkin could take a stand on behalf of parents against this systemic gaslighting by launching a blue-ribbon commission to evaluate how CRT has affected state policy and school curriculum, as well as by having the Education Department jettison CRT and encourage schools to refocus on the basics.

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