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The article discusses anti-CRT law, which restricts conversations and lessons about race and racism in schools. Topics discussed including Critical race theory as an academic framework explaining that racism is not just a result of individual bias or prejudice; opposing teaching race, racism, sexuality and gender identity, or offering books that included those topics; and the disruptions brought by COVID-19.

The article compares Indian Caste System and U.S. racism, and discusses how Maine hired a Black-led equity and justice institute to offer diversity training for teachers, commissioned an independent investigation of the students' claims that cost the district that overhauled high school's history and English curriculum. Topics include way for school students to report discrimination using their school-issued devices; and efforts to make classrooms and schools equitable for students of color.

The article reports that Republicans have broadened their legislative efforts to censor what is taught in the classroom. Topics include considered that started in early 2021 as a conservative effort to prohibit teachers from talking about diversity and inequality in divisive ways or taking sides on controversial issues has expanded to include proposed restrictions on teaching that the United States is a racist country, that certain economic or political systems are racist.

The article offers information that Supporters of social-emotional learning are going on the attack to separate instruction on racism, sexuality, and even American history from the division that surrounds the teaching of qualities like empathy and resilience.

The article offers information on the race in schools. Topics include Tennessee aims to levy fines starting at $1 million and rising to $5 million on school districts each time one of their teachers is found to have "knowingly violated" state restrictions on classroom discussions about systemic racism, white privilege, and sexism, according to guidance proposed by the state's department of education.

The article discusses how two superintendents, Jenny Risner of Ames, Iowa schools, and Gregg Palmer of the Brewer, Maine school district, are fighting anti-African American racism. Ames school district invested in anti-bias training for teachers, formed diversity and equity committees and changed curricula. The anti-racism efforts led by Palmer after the death of African American man George Floyd include forming a diversity and equity committee and conducting teacher training on diversity.

The article presents the discussion on teachers across the country discussing with the students about systemic racism, white supremacy, and Black people being killed by law enforcement. Topics include discussing national politics in the classroom relating to race and immigration; and giving Black and brown students a space for processing the reactions to violence against the communities.

The article informs that the sate legislative sessions in 2022 brought a wave of proposed bills meant to restrict classroom lessons and discussions, as well as staff training on the topics of race, racism, gender identity, and sexual orientation in the U.S. It mentions states where legislation has been introduced or other steps have been taken to restrict teaching critical race theory or put constraints on how teachers can discuss racism and sexism.