Legislative Threats to Academic Freedom: Redefinitions of Antisemitism and Racism

Institution	American Association of University Professors (AAUP)
Titel	Legislative Threats to Academic Freedom: Redefinitions of Antisemitism and Racism
Quelle	(2022), (4 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Racism; Foreign Countries; Educational Legislation; Academic Freedom; Public Schools; Curriculum; Political Attitudes; Democracy; Jews; Social Discrimination; State Legislation; Equal Education; Constitutional Law; Freedom of Speech; Religion; Court Litigation; Elementary Secondary Education; Higher Education; Critical Race Theory; Israel; Florida + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Rassismus; Ausland; Bildungsrecht; Schulgesetz; Akademische Freiheit; Public school; Öffentliche Schule; Curricula; Lehrplan; Rahmenplan; Political attitude; Politische Einstellung; Demokratie; Jew; Jude; Jüdin; Juden; Soziale Benachteiligung; Soziale Schließung; Landesrecht; Staatsrecht; Redefreiheit; Rechtsstreit; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen
Abstract	The past few years have seen an increase in partisan political attempts to restrict the public education curriculum and to portray some forms of public education as a social harm. Two targets are particularly evident: teaching about the history, policies, and actions of the state of Israel and teaching about the history and perpetuation of racism and other accounts of state-enabled violence in the United States. In both cases, conservative politicians have justified restrictive legislation under the guise of protecting students from harm, including discriminatory treatment or exclusion. The core assertion of the American Association of University Professors' (AAUP's) 2021 "Statement on Legislation Restricting Teaching about Race" applies equally to legislative restrictions on teaching about the history and ongoing actions of Israel. The AAUP therefore urges the defeat of these legislative initiatives and others of their kind in order to protect the academic freedom that is vital to the preservation of democracy. [This statement was prepared by a subcommittee of the Association's Committee A on Academic Freedom and Tenure, and approved by Committee A in March 2022.] (ERIC).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01