A $50,000 grant from the NJ Dept. of Community Affairs, secured by state Sen. Paul Sarlo, will help fund a pilot program called the Diverse Officials in High School Football Scholarship Initiative.
In near-unanimous votes, the Legislature has backed a bill requiring social studies curriculum to include history and contributions of Asian-Americans.
Critical race theory isn’t taught in New Jersey schools, though critical thinking about race is. And just as the issue has become a flashpoint at some school board meetings, it’s become a topic in the New Jersey governor’s race.
A bill up for a vote in the State Senate Thursday is drawing strong opposition and concern from a number of Republican lawmakers at the Jersey Shore and beyond.