May 25, 2021state laweducationcivil rightshistory curriculumracism in americaanti Blackeducation censorship
Tennessee restricts how public schools teach race and bias
Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee signed a law restricting how K-12 schools may teach concepts related to race, bias, and responsibility for past injustice. Teachers and civil-rights advocates warned that the law could chill lessons on slavery, Jim Crow, and the civil-rights movement.