Here you can find some of the latest coverage related to the attack on Critical Race Theory, gender education, and related racial and social justice issues in Ohio.
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How do we teach history at Ohio State? A distinguished professor explains (Ohio Capital Journal 9/6/2023)
Ohio higher education overhaul would chill speech and academic freedom with threats of discipline (Ohio Capital Journal 8/30/2023)
Senate Bill 83 ‘continues to raise serious concerns’ for higher education (The Record News 8/25/2023)
More Ohio universities added to Senate bill that would create ‘intellectual diversity’ centers (Ohio Capital Journal 6/29/2023)
Ohio Senate passes $94B budget focusing on tax cuts and overhauling education (Ohio Capital Journal 6/17/2023)
Higher education bills added to Ohio Senate’s version of the state’s operating budget (Ohio Capital Journal 6/16/2023)
Ohio college students stage ‘funeral’ in protest against higher education overhaul bill (Ohio Capital Journal 6/15/2023)
Ohio House committee talks ‘American Birthright,’ social studies standards (Ohio Capital Journal 6/15/2023)
Ohio Senate Republicans working to dismantle public education in favor of private, religious schools (Ohio Capital Journal 6/13/2023)
Committee passes bill to create centers ‘intellectual diversity’ at Ohio State, University of Toledo (Ohio Capital Journal 6/8/2023)
Students, professors speak against Ohio bill that would create ‘intellectual diversity’ centers (Ohio Capital Journal 6/1/2023)
Ohio Republican education assaults are a travesty, wrapped in unthinking, immature, petty grievance (Ohio Capital Journal 5/25/2023)
Ohio Republican attack on higher ed will devastate our widely respected colleges and universities (Ohio Capital Journal 5/23/2023)
Making ethnic studies illegal in Ohio: Even watered down, SB 83 requires teaching racism (Ohio Capital Journal 5/19/2023)
Ohio GOP supports college overhaul bills to create ‘safe space’ for conservatives (Ohio Capital Journal 5/19/2023)
Ohio Senate passes massive higher education overhaul bill, House version hears opponent testimony (Ohio Capital Journal 5/18/2023)
Ohio K-12 social studies curriculum goes under the microscope (Ohio Capital Journal 5/17/2023)
Ohio House lawmakers proposing extremist right-wing rewrite of state social studies curriculum (Ohio Capital Journal 5/17/2023)
Senate bill would create ‘intellectual diversity’ centers at Ohio State and the University of Toledo (Ohio Capital Journal 5/16/2023)
Republican sponsor of sweeping bill on higher education in Ohio says changes to it are coming (Ideastream Public Media 5/2/2023)
Vouchers aren’t about education and freedom, but they are about disunion (Ohio Capital Journal 5/1/2023)
Ohio bills would dictate what can be taught in higher education (NBC 4 4/25/2023)
More than 100 people spoke out against a massive Ohio higher education bill during marathon meeting (Ohio Capital Journal 4/21/2023)
After 7 hours of testimony, Ohio GOP bill sponsor agrees to modify controversial education bill (News 5 Cleveland 4/21/2023)
Hundreds of Students, Faculty, and Administrators Speak Out Against Ohio’s Proposal to Reform Public Colleges (Chronicle of Higher Education 4/20/2023)
Ohio Races…to the Back of the Line (Steven Volk 4/19/2023)
‘It would be devastating’ Ohio college faculty worry about SB 83 ban on Chinese partnerships (Columbus Dispatch 4/17/2023)
Toledo school board adopts 15 resolutions opposing state legislation (Toledo Blade 4/12/2023)
Whose Indoctrination? Ohio Republicans seek control of higher education through Senate Bill 83 (Columbus Free Press 4/11/2023)
Letter to the Editor – Robert Rubin (Dayton Daily News 4/6/2023)
People and Planet: Ohio Senate Bill 83 is dangerous for OU (OU Post 4/5/2023)
Dobos resigns as vice chair of Ohio House Higher Ed Committee over false MIT grad claim (Columbus Dispatch 4/5/2023)
Proposed Higher Education Bill Could Change Ohio’s Public College and University Landscape (OSU Lantern 4/4/2023)
Ignore ‘hysteria.’ Freedoms attack on Ohio campuses. My bill will protect them – Cirino OpEd (Columbus Dispatch 4/4/2023)
A ‘chilling effect’: How SB83 could change Ohio’s education system (The News Reporter 4/3/2023)
New Ohio Senate Bill Restricts Curriculum Diversity in Higher Education Institutions (The Oberlin Reporter 3/31/2023)
This Ohio Bill Wouldn’t Just Ban Diversity Training. It Would Reshape Higher Ed. (Chronicle of Higher Education 3/30/2023)
Supporters of Ohio’s higher education overhaul argue it would promote intellectual diversity (Ohio Capital Journal 3/30/2023)
Ohio AG Dave Yost asks U.S. Dept. of Education not to rescind part of religious rule (Ohio Capital Journal 3/28/2023)
Protesters threaten to bring guns to Chardon drag brunch demonstration (Cleveland.com 3/27/2023)
No arrests after Geauga County church set to host drag performance hit with Molotov cocktail (Cleveland.com 3/27/2023)
Faculty unions across Ohio are uniting against Senate Bill 83 (WVXU 3/27/2023)
Ohio higher-ed bill would require instructors to teach ‘both sides’ on climate change (Ohio Capital Journal 3/27/2023)
Ohio church set to host drag story hour vandalized (Cleveland.com 3/26/2023)
Proud Boys to protest Chardon drag brunch, law enforcement ready (Cleveland.com 3/24/2023)
In proposed higher education law, Ohio Republicans have gone ‘woke’ (Ohio Capital Journal 3/24/2023)
Bill would require Ohio colleges and universities to disclose costs, financial aid and alum income to students (Ohio Capital Journal 3/23/2023)
Proposed education overhauls see Ohio House action (Ohio Capital Journal 3/23/2023)
Republicans set their sights on control of higher education in Ohio (WVXU 3/22/2023)
American Library Association reports record number of demands to censor library books and materials in 2022 (ALA News 3/22/2023)
Some conservatives want to ban ‘pornographic’ books in schools. They want Fran DeWine’s help (Cleveland.com 3/22/20223)
Ohio senate bill concerns some local professors (Dayton Daily News 3/22/2023)
Ohio’s chilling new pro-ignorance bill a threat that will drive off students (Columbus Dispatch 3/21/2023)
Higher education bill would prohibit Ohio staff and employees from striking (Ohio Capital Journal 3/2022023)
Ohio Senate Bill 83 targets college culture (Axios 3/20/2023)
‘We can’t take this lying down.’ Draconian bill aimed at OSU, other colleges (Columbus Dispatch 3/16/2023)
Ohio bill limits, and mandates, what is taught in college in name of free speech (Ohio Capital Journal 3/16/2023)
Ohio must not micromanage its universities (The Vindicator 3/16/2023)
Ohio higher ed bill would ban diversity mandates, China ties (AP News 3/15/2023)
Critics wary of Ohio Senate higher-ed bill that would bar professors from striking, specify content of American history class, among other changes (Cleveland.com 3/15/2023)
Sponsors of ‘backpack bill’ for per pupil Ohio school vouchers push back on $1 billion price tag (Ohio Capital Journal 3/15/2023)
Two arrests made after white supremacists protest drag queen event in Wadsworth (Cleveland.com 3/13/2023)
Ohio Republicans at CPAC: Jim Jordan, JD Vance, Vivek Ramaswamy, Dave Yost and Frank LaRose (Ohio Capital Journal 3/6/2023)
Ohio Senate committee passes education overhaul, moves measure to full chamber vote (Ohio Capital Journal 3/1/2023)
Study: Education funding should reflect racial disparities (Ohio Capital Journal 2/28/2023)
Ohio homeschooling group head: Nazi curriculum ‘a sick parenting issue’ (Ohio Capital Journal 2/14/2023)
Notable Black history abounds in Ohio’s past (Ohio Capital Journal 2/9/2023)
‘Shocking’ video exposes school officials plotting to ‘trick’ Ohio parents, teach CRT (Fox News 1/19/2023)
Education overhaul returns to Ohio Senate (Ohio Capital Journal 1/13/2023)
Resolution condemning LGBTQ anti-discrimination language passed by Ohio’s state Board of Education (Ohio Capital Journal 12/14/2022)
Criticism of Ohio’s state board of education continues as overhaul is considered (Ohio Capital Journal 12/1/2022)
Parents file federal suit against Bethel schools over transgender restroom policy (Springfield News-Sun 11/25/2022)
Ohio GOP moves forward bill to strip powers from Board of Ed. after losing control to Democrats (Ohio Capital Journal 11/21/2022)
Ohio Board of Education punts anti-federal LGBTQ inclusion measure to December (Ohio Capital Journal 11/16/2022)
Amended anti-LGBTQ resolution headed for full Ohio board of education vote (Ohio Capital Journal 11/15/2022)
Education advocates say Ohio legislature should focus on funding, not regulating curriculum (Ohio Capital Journal 11/14/2022)
DeWine appointee, fellow State Board of Ed incumbent unseated in general election (Ohio Capital Journal 11/10/2022)
New Ohio GOP ‘censorship’ bill is 7th this term (Ohio Capital Journal 9/22/2022)
Many Ohioans speak out against state school board resolution that opposes LGBTQ protections (Statehouse News Bureau 9/20/2022)
Trans community speaks against Board of Ed. resolution opposing LGBTQ+ protections (Ohio Capital Journal 9/20/2022)
District 10: Ohio’s Board of Education candidates talk culture wars (Ohio Capital Journal 9/16/2022)
The hidden role of a religious lobbying group in Ohio’s education ‘backpack bill’ (Ohio Capital Journal 8/24/2022)
Fear not education, but those trying to rob Ohio students of it (Ohio Capital Journal 8/11/2022)
As the school year begins, calls for book bans begin to accelerate in Ohio (News 5 Cleveland 8/8/2022)
Backlash in Forest Hills: ‘We will not sit idly by while you… destroy this school.’ (Cincinnati Enquirer 6/27/0222)
Forest Hills meeting ends with resolution against critical race theory (Cincinnati Enquirer 6/22/2022)
Sheffield Lake officer reveals new discrimination claims against former chief (Ohio Capital Journal 6/22/2022)
Schoolchildren do need protected: from fearful, intolerant, bigoted bills pushed by lawmakers (Ohio Capital Journal 6/14/2022)
Proposed laws open Ohio kids up to hateful ideology, racist conspiracies (Columbus Dispatch 5/22/2022)
Students punished for labeling water fountains ‘Whites only,’ ‘Blacks only’ (Washington Post 5/19/2022)
Demonizing teachers (Sandusky Register 5/13/2022)
Professor: Bills prove Republicans stoking flames to control speech on college campuses (Columbus Dispatch 4/12/2022)
He teaches critical race theory. He has problems with GOP efforts to ban it (Ohio Capital Journal 4/18/2022)
Lawmakers shouldn’t be able to flee from questions on ‘divisive concepts’ bills (Ohio Capital Journal 4/13/2022)
Ohio Republicans Propose Their Own “Don’t Say Gay” Bill, With a Side of Critical Race Theory Hysteria (Vanity Fair 4/6/2022)
Comments about the Holocaust from representative sponsoring ‘divisive concepts’ bill raise concerns (ABC News 5 3/22/2022)
Ohio home to 20 active hate groups, report finds (Axios 3/22/2022)
NYT: Ohio GOP candidate for Senate once made racist remarks about Asians (Axios 3/16/2022)
Putin rewrote Ukraine’s history. Ohio Republicans are rewriting American history (Ohio Capital Journal 3/16/2022)
‘Minority communities are under attack.’ Bill clears way for racism in Ohio| advocate says (Columbus Dispatch 3/14/2022)
Students, educators fight against bill that would prohibit teaching ‘controversial’ topics (Ohio Capital Journal 3/11/2022)
Real education issues ignored by lawmakers inventing culture war to stoke parents, undermine schools (Ohio Capital Journal 2/22/2022)
Three men plead guilty to plotting a white supremacist attack on power grid (Ohio Capital Journal 2/23/2022)
Real education issues ignored by lawmakers inventing culture war to stoke parents, undermine schools (Ohio Capital Journal 2/22/2022)
Columbus officers will have to testify about use-of-force incidents (Ohio Capital Journal 1/20/2022)
Study: Ohio lags on almost all measures of racial progress (Columbus Dispatch 1/18/2022)
Coalition targets structural racism in hospitals (Toledo Blade 1/17/2022)
DeWine opposes critical race theory but won’t define it (Columbus Dispatch 1/11/2022)
After resignations over anti-racism resolution, Ohio State Board of Education elects new president (Columbus Dispatch 11/15/2021)
Charlotte McGuire elected president of Ohio State Board of Education to replace resigned previous president (Cleveland.com 11/15/2021)
Columbus police used force disproportionately against Black residents, study contends (Columbus Dispatch 11/11/2021)
Committee passes GOP bill boosting penalties for protests that become ‘riots’ (Ohio Capital Journal 11/11/2021)
Opinion – Ohio legislators don dunce caps once again to meddle in curriculum (Cleveland.com 11/7/2021)
The culture war fought in local school board races expected to continue in Ohio 2022 elections (Cleveland.com 11/7/2021)
State board of education sent clear message: Black and brown kids don’t matter (Columbus Dispatch 11/5/2021)
Big wins for pro-public education candidates should give state lawmakers marching orders (Ohio Education Association 11/3/2021)
National issues didn’t resonate with voters in some Ohio school board races (Statehouse News Bureau 11/3/2021)
Most conservative-leaning Cuyahoga County school board candidates fail to win seats in Tuesday’s election (Cleveland.com 11/3/2021)
Race theory education bill gets changes sponsors hope make it more ‘positive’ (Ohio Capitol Journal 11/1/2021)
Has Ohio really sunk to muzzling those who urge honest conversations about race in our schools? (Cleveland.com 10/31/2021)
Second member resigns from Ohio State Board of Education after refusing to rescind anti-racism resolution (Cleveland.com 10/29/2021)
Local School Board Races are Ohio’s Most Violent Cultural Battlegrounds (Cleveland Scene 10/28/2021)
Ohio State Board of Education President Laura Kohler, author of anti-racism resolution, to resign Friday (Cleveland.com 10/28/2021)
Ohio School Boards Association ends affiliation with national group over request to probe threats (Ohio Capitol Journal 10/27/2021)
Many of Ohio’s local school board candidates getting large contributions (Ohio Statehouse News 10/26/2021)
What’s motivating someone to run for school board? Beware of one-issue candidates (Akron Beacon Journal 10/24/2021)
School board races are hotly contested this year (Statehouse News Bureau 10/22/2021)
Shouting, threats, negative billboards and an influx of cash. This year’s school board races are like none before (CNN 10/21/2021)
Ohio’s State Board of Education stand on ‘division’ has unexpected consequences (Columbus Dispatch 10/17/2021)
Meet the 10 Ohio State Board of Education members who voted to repeal anti-racism resolution (Cleveland.com 10/15/2021)
Ohio Schools Freak Over Critical Race Theory, Dump Anti-Racism Reforms (Daily Beast 10/14/2021)
Ohio education board rescinds resolution condemning racism (WTRF NBC 4 News 10/14/2021)
Ohio State Board of Education repeals its anti-racism resolution (Columbus Dispatch 10/14/2021)
School masking, critical race theory draw record number of candidates to school board races (Cleveland.com 10/12/2021)
Ohio State Board of Education Member Defends White Supremacy (Intercept 10/11/2021)
The State of Ohio Schools (Education Matters Podcast 10/7/2021)
Republican Bills To Restrict Teaching On Race And Policy Meeting Opposition (Statehouse News Bureau 9/29/2021)
Ohio lawmakers seek to reduce State Board of Education from 19 to 11 members after race and equity resolution (Cleveland.com 9/28/2021)
Race education bills get big turnout in legislature, most urging opposition (Ohio Capital Journal 9/24/21)
GOP Gubernatorial Candidate Jim Renacci Condemns DeWine’s ‘Silence’ on Critical Race Theory (The Ohio Star 9/23/21)
‘Divisive concepts’ vs. ‘whitewashing’ history: Critical race theory debate comes to the Ohio Statehouse (Columbus Dispatch 9/22/21)
Debate beings on Ohio’s critical race theory ban (10 WBNS 9/22/21)
Ohio Statehouse debates critical race theory in schools (NBC 4 9/22/2021)
Dueling protests take on race theory, state school board members and legislators join in (Ohio Capital Journal 9/22/2021)
Intense debate continues on Ohio critical race theory bills (Dayton Daily News 9/22/2021)
Ohio AG: Critical race theory requirement in schools could violate state constitution (Akron Beacon Journal 9/14/2021)
Ohio AG Dave Yost suggests critical race theory standards would be unconstitutional (Cleveland.com 9/14/2021)
Confronting the Right-Wing Attack on Racial Justice Teaching (rethinking schools 8/22/2021)
Here’s why fear of ‘critical race theory’ is drawing suburban Cleveland parents to school board meetings in protest (Cleveland.com 8/20/2021)
Ohio State Board of Education to consider allowing critical race theory discussion (WTOL 11 7/13/2021)
Ohio Teachers Pledge to Teach Critical Race Theory Even If Against the Law (The Ohio Star 7/11/2021)
National News Coverage
The Political Machine Behind the War on Academic Freedom (Chronicle of Higher Education 8/28/2023)
Liberals try to reclaim ‘parents’ rights’ from conservatives in education (Washington Post 6/12/2023)
Higher education must stand up for itself in the face of culture war attacks (Ohio Capital Journal 5/31/2023)
Florida School District Is Sued Over Book Restrictions (New York Times 5/17/2023)
DEI’s Critics Are Missing the Point (Inside Higher Ed 4/19/2023)
Jim Jordan issues sweeping information requests to universities researching disinformation (Ohio Capital Journal 4/3/2023)
How Can ‘Inclusion’ Be a Bad Word? (Chronicle of Higher Education 3/31/2023)
Race on Campus: What Does ‘DEI’ Really Mean? (Chronicle of Higher Education 3/28/2023)
Florida school pulls anti-racism film Ruby Bridges after parent complaint (The Guardian 3/28/2023)
House GOP passes parents’ rights bill in clash over schools (AP News 3/24/20223)
Book ban attempts hit record high in 2022, library org says (AP News 3/23/2023)
American Library Association Reports Record Number of Book Ban Attempts in 2022 (Time Magazine 3/23/2023)
Florida details months of complaints about AP African American studies course (Washington Post 2/9/2023)
Rattlers respond to DeSantis’ efforts to do away with DEI (The FAMUAN 2/9/2023)
Neo-Nazi leader and girlfriend accused of targeting Md. power stations (Washington Post 2/6/2023)
Fear of a Black-Studies Planet (Chronicle of Higher Education 1/30/2023)
Republicans see education as winning issue in 2024 (The Hill 1/29/2023)
Ben Crump suing DeSantis over rejecting Black history course (First Coast News 1/25/2023)
Florida school district begins ‘cataloging’ books to comply with DeSantis-backed law (CNN 1/25/2023)
A new partisan era of American education (CNN 1/25/2023)
Here’s what’s in the AP African American Studies course rejected by Florida (NBC News 1/23/2023)
DeSantis administration rejects AP African American studies for Florida schools (The Hill 1/19/2023)
DeSantis: AP African-American Studies Program, as Written, Violates Florida Law (National Review 1/18/2023)
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott previews push for school choice and property tax cuts in third inaugural address (CNN 1/17/2023)
Can Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis re-create Michigan’s Hillsdale College in his state? (USA Today 1/15/2023)
Midterms indicate cracking down on critical race theory in public schools won’t win Republicans many new voters (The Hill 12/27/2022)
Freedom of speech is under attack in public schools, U.S. House panel told (Ohio Capital Journal 5/20/2022)
More than 1,500 books have been banned in public schools, and a U.S. House panel asks why (Ohio Capital Journal 4/11/0222)
Black History Month: How new rules are limiting diversity education in schools (PBS Newshour 2/6/2022)
Divide over how to teach about race plays out more in school districts with shifting demographics, study finds (CNN 2/2/1022)
Virginia’s new Republican governor, who banned critical race theory in schools, is launching a tip line for parents to report their kids’ teachers (Business Insider 1/25/2022)
Florida bill to shield people from feeling ‘discomfort’ over historic actions by their race, nationality or gender approved by Senate committee (CNN 1/20/2022)
Virginia parents, GOP lawmakers vow national push for ‘parents’ rights’ in public schools (Ohio Capital Journal 11/17/2021)
McAuliffe calls CRT fight ‘racist dog whistle,’ claims ‘never been taught’ in Va. despite past state promotion (Fox News 10/31/2021)
Virginia Dept. of Education website promotes CRT despite McAuliffe claims it’s ‘never been taught’ there (Fox News 10/30/2021)
U.S. attorney general defends FBI probe of threats against school board members (Ohio Capital Journal 10/28/2021)
AG Garland targeted by parent groups who see victory in NSBA letter reversal (Fox News 10/25/2021)
Jim Jordan on ‘Justice’: This was the ‘last straw’ for many Americans (Fox News 10/25/2021)
National School Board Association backtracks after asking White House to label dissident parents ‘domestic terrorists (RT 10/23/2021)
Jewish Southlake residents on Holocaust remark: ‘There are not two sides’ (NBC News 10/18/2021)
Southlake school leader tells teachers to balance Holocaust books with ‘opposing’ views (NBC News 10/14/2021)
A teacher at a North Carolina charter school resigns after claims of ‘field slave’ comments to Black students (CNN 10/9/2021)
A slavery petition was the latest racist incident at this school. Parents and lawmakers are fed up (CNN 10/9/2021)
GOP lawmakers push back against federal probe into threats against school board members (Ohio Capital Journal 10/8/2021)
School Board Disruptions Escalate, Funded By Conservative Dark Money (Unicorn Riot Media 9/27/2021)
FBI to investigate threats made against school board members, teachers (Ohio Capital Journal 10/6/2021)
A nonprofit run by a Trump administration official is training ‘critical race theory activists’ to overtake local school boards (Business Insider 9/26/2021)
Critical race theory and the danger of white comfort (Chronicle of Higher Education 9/18/2021)
The Root Institute 2021: Unpacking the Attack on Critical Race Theory (The Root 9/21/2021)
Addressing anti-Black racism on campus (University Affairs 9/1/21)
Right-Wing Campaign to Block Teaching for Social Justice (Zinn Education Project 8/31/2021)
Conservative Groups are Training Activists to Swarm School Board Meetings (Spectrum News 1 7/22/2021)
Extremists Targeting North TX School Boards With Racism & Anti-Vaxxing (Living Blue Texas 6/28/2021)
More than McCarthyism: The Attack on Activism Students Don’t Learn About from Their Textbooks (Zinn Education Project 5/28/2021)
We Need to Teach the Truth About Systemic Racism, Say Educators (National Educational Association News 5/27/2021)
What is Critical Race Theory, and Why Is It Under Attack (Education Week 5/18/2021)
