Texas
Texas banned the teaching of CRT and its fundamental assumptions in K-12 public schools.
Regarding higher education, SB 17 went into effect on Jan 1, 2024. The law banned all university DEI offices and programs. Universities must annually verify compliance with the law to the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board or risk losing state funding for one year. Despite this, many university officials have been quoted attempting to circumvent the law and continue practicing DEI efforts.
Higher Education
Many public and private colleges and universities in Texas had embraced CRT, anti-racism, equity, diversity, and inclusive excellence. It’s hard to find a school that did not issue a statement on the death of George Floyd that committed the institution to rooting out systemic racism. Until the recent changes to state law, the University of Texas at Austin and Texas A&M publicly supported CRT and required mandatory diversity training.
K-12 Education
After signing HB 3979 into law, Governor Greg Abbott noted that Texas must do more to promote proper history curriculum practices in Texas public schools. HB 3979 bans some aspects of CRT and the 1619 Project from social studies and history in primary education. The NEA has vowed to fight back against this ban.