“Woke.”  You hear the word everywhere, but it means different things to different people. A recent USA Today poll shows just how divided Americans are on its true meaning. Some 56% believe the word describes someone who is aware of social injustice, while 39% say it means to be overly politically correct. Florida Gov. Ron…

Across the country, from school board meetings to state legislatures, heated debates about whether Critical Race Theory (CRT) should be taught in K-12 classrooms have reached a flashpoint. A number of states already banned CRT instruction, with many others sponsoring bills that are moving through their legislatures. Straight Arrow News contributor Rashad Richey argues that…

Few topics highlight the differences between the GOP and Democrats more than the hot-button issue of liberal “wokeism.” In fact, the two parties can barely agree on what the term even means. Being woke, a concept that gained popularity in the early days of the Black Lives Matter movement, was originally used to describe people…

The College Board, an organization responsible for Advanced Placement (AP) courses, has announced a revised version of a course on African American Studies after Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis banned it from the state, calling it “woke indoctrination.” “Who would say that an important part of Black history is queer theory? That is someone pushing an…

Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee’s (D-TX) anti-white supremacy bill aims to “prevent and prosecute white supremacy inspired hate crime.” It would apply to any situation where white supremacy ideology motivated the planning, development, and carrying out of an act that would be considered a hate crime. The controversial bill would also give the Justice Department authority to investigate and…

Jan. 6 defendants have requested a transfer to the detention camp at Guantanamo Bay if conditions don’t improve in their Washington, D.C. jail. Along with claiming they have been physically harassed and assaulted by guards, the detainees wrote in a seven-page handwritten letter that they have been presented with critical race theory “propaganda,” “re-education propaganda” and…

With only a few weeks remaining until the Nov. 8 midterm election, liberals and conservatives are gearing up to cast their votes. Polls indicate America is more divided than at any point in the last 40 years with few areas overlapping on major issues. Straight Arrow News contributor Ruben Navarrette argues that there are even…

One of the many polarizing issues that has gotten particularly heated in the past few years is the debate over who should control what our kids learn in school. Many liberals believe schools should expose students to issues like critical race theory, mental health and gender identity. Many conservatives believe those topics should be off…

The Florida Department of Education recently banned fifty-four math books due to what the state calls “prohibited topics” including critical race theory and social-emotional learning. While Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) praised the ban, opponents claim the policy will cause great harm. Straight Arrow News contributor Jordan Reid argues that targeting SEL in schools will negatively…

More public schools across the U.S. have empty hallways and classrooms. In 2021, the National Center for Education Statistics reported a 3-percent dip in the estimated 51.1 million students enrolled in public schools nationwide in 2019-20.  The pandemic is not the lone cause of public education enrollment While most would blame the pandemic for declining…