Educators see time of transformation
Gary Stern – Rockland/Westchester Journal News USA TODAY NETWORK – in the D_C on 1-3-22 on page A1
Lester Young Jr. says he understands why some parents may be fearful of efforts in schools to address matters of race and racism.
Many parents are hearing false or incomplete tales intended to undermine the true intent of New York’s schools to give kids of all backgrounds a shot at success, says the chancellor of the state Board of Regents.
Social media has been teeming with warnings of schools’ indoctrination of students with left-wing ideologies, and at least nine states have passed laws this year limiting what schools can teach about race.