Floyd’s neck under his knee, setting off protests across the country, school leaders wrote to the community about their approach. In June 2020, shortly after George Floyd, a Black man, was killed by a white police officer who pinned Mr. And leaders there have advocated a similar antiracist stance. Cruz’s daughters are students, is also an elite institution, with annual tuition topping $32,000, according to its website. Parents who enroll their children pay more than $40,000 a year. The school has for decades educated children of the liberal and conservative elite. Cruz’s comments were part of a surprising assault on Georgetown Day as Republicans sought to exploit barely coded appeals to racism during the hearing for Judge Jackson, who is poised to become the first Black woman on the Supreme Court. Cruz held up book after book that he described as assigned reading at the school and grilled Judge Jackson about whether she endorsed their messages. Cruz said during the hearing that the curriculum of Georgetown Day, an expensive private school in Northwest Washington where Judge Jackson is one of 23 members of the board of trustees, was “filled and overflowing with critical race theory.” Critical race theory is an academic concept that Republicans have increasingly used as a vague, catchall term to criticize how educators infuse ideas about racism and inequality into curriculum.įlanked on Tuesday by a blown-up page from “Antiracist Baby,” by Ibram X. But leaders at the private school in Houston where the senator sends his two daughters have articulated a similar commitment. Parents who enroll their children pay more than $40,000 per year.Senator Ted Cruz of Texas helped lead the Republican charge against antiracism efforts at a private school in Washington during the Supreme Court confirmation hearing this week for Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson. The school has educated children from liberal and conservative elites for decades. Mr Cruz’s comments were part of a surprise attack on Georgetown Day as Republicans sought to take advantage of hard-coded appeals for racism during a hearing by Judge Jackson, who is poised to become the first black woman on the Supreme Court.
Cruise organized one book after another that he described as destined to attend school and told Judge Jackson whether he supported his messages. Flanked by a blown-up page from “Antiracist Baby” by Kendy on Tuesday, Mr. But leaders of the private school in Houston, where the senator sends his two daughters, have expressed a similar commitment.Ĭruz said during the hearing that the curriculum at Georgetown Day, an expensive private school in Northwest Washington where Judge Jackson is one of 23 members of the board of trustees, was “filled and overflowing with vital race theory.” Critical race theory is an academic concept that has been increasingly used by Republicans as a vague, catchy term to criticize how teachers incorporate ideas about racism and inequality into the curriculum.
Texas Senator Ted Cruz helped lead a Republican charge against anti-racism efforts at a private Washington school during this week’s Supreme Court confirmation hearings for Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson.
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