The U.S. has reached another tipping point in the culture wars, with the number of book bans in libraries and classrooms doubling since last year. How can we explain this […]
Sifting & Reckoning: Public History Project is at the Chazen
WORT 89.9FM Madison · Public History Project is at the Chazen An interview with Kacie Lucchini Butcher Public History Project: Reckoning with our History: UW–Madison’s History of Discrimination and Resistance. […]
Meet Critical Race Theory, Latest Bogeyman of the Right
Conservative critics of critical race theory are calling it the “greatest threat to religious liberty in America today.” In state legislatures throughout the U.S., GOP lawmakers are pushing for it […]
Dr. Gloria Ladson-Billings On The Purpose Of Critical Race Theory
WORT 89.9FM Madison · Dr. Gloria Ladson-Billings On The Purpose Of Critical Race Theory Critical Race Theory is a decades old idea that race is a social construct and that […]
State lawmakers weigh proposal to increase schools’ financial tr...
School funding in Wisconsin is complicated. In the past several decades, local school districts have turned to referendums to meet their financial needs. They also receive funds from the state […]
Analyzing the debate over Critical Race Theory in Wisconsin
Wisconsin’s lawmakers are currently considering a ban on critical race theory in the state’s schools. To analyze that proposal, our Producer Jonah Chester spoke with Kevin Lawrence Henry, Jr. — […]
