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The critical race theory controversy drives an hourslong legislative debate over classroom instruction in Wisconsin

Quoted: “Teachers do not deliberately set out to make students feel bad about themselves. The problem this bill seems to identify, that Wisconsin’s teachers intentionally or otherwise want to make students feel bad, is simply not real,” said Jeremy Stoddard, a University of Wisconsin-Madison curriculum and instruction professor.

“What I fear is that if it becomes law, it will have a chilling effect inhibiting teachers from teaching a full account of history.”