Once upon a time, in America, the words “Critical Race Theory” would have been something you’d encounter in a coffeehouse conversation. But this year, Michigan lawmakers have recently introduced bills to ban it in k-12 schools. Today, we get clear on what the controversy around CRT is in Michigan, and how it looks for two educators’ classrooms in very different districts. 

GUESTS:

Lily Altavena, educational equity reporter, Detroit Free Press

Klaudia Burton, life sciences teacher at East Lansing High School 

Matt Hamilton, history teacher at Washtenaw International High School 

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