Critical race theory, by any other name, is just as toxic

Published May 11, 2022 12:00am ET



Education higher-ups, woke corporations, and Democratic politicians are using words as their weapons in the culture war against parents and their children.

When parents voice their disdain for critical race theory, public school bureaucrats rebrand it as “social-emotional learning.” When mothers and fathers question social-emotional learning, the woke alliance relabels it “mental health.” When school officials say that they aren’t teaching the 1619 Project, it’s because they’ve signed up for online services that push the same ideas under a different label instead.

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