New England Group Challenges Private School Curriculum

(from Daily Political Press) Boston-based group Parents United asked two organizations working closely with the area’s private schools to limit "biased, inflammatory or age-inappropriate" material. Similar efforts elsewhere in the country have been promoted by conservative media and dismissed by liberals as Republican scare tactics after a year of social unrest that sparked protests and intense dialogue about race.

“Parents have had a range of emotions and reactions,” said the CEO of AISNE . “A lot of parents feel validated and excited … and some schools have seen resistance from some parents.” State legislatures have jumped into the battle: Arkansas, Florida, Idaho, Iowa, Oklahoma, and Texas recently banned the teaching of critical race theory. “There have always been disputes about this type of teaching, but it feels like an increase in the intensity and number of standoffs and showdowns, as well as national coordination,” said Meira Levinson, professor at Harvard Graduate School of Education. 

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