Doing his best to channel George Wallace, Governor Doug Ducey is banning Critical Race Theory in schools. Citing Arizona’s leadership in education, while also declaring that he is “protecting Arizonans against divisive and regressive lessons”. Let’s not forget that in 1987, Arizona’s own Governor Evan Mecham rescinded the MLK holiday and decided to offer up a “Civil Rights Day” instead, to be “celebrated” on a Sunday. This cost the state a Super Bowl and around $200 million in revenue. This resulted in our state being the last in the nation to formally accept the MLK holiday. If you just found out about this bit of trivia by reading this blog, then you also just found out WHY teaching Critical Race Theory is important.
Mental Disconnect or Political Opportunism: Governor Doug Ducey Signs Bills Authorizing Holocaust/Genocide Studies and Banning his Version of Critical Race Theory
Is Governor Doug Ducey having a mental disconnect on some of the education bills he is signing? Or experiencing a bout of political opportunism. It is probably both along with a touch of having it both ways. The center of this recent controversy is what reactionaries on the fringe right call Critical Race Theory. If … Read more
