Poll: Americans Overwhelmingly Oppose Teaching Critical Race Theory in Schools
June 9, 2021 | District of Columbia
A new poll shows that the majority of American voters are deeply opposed to having critical race theory (CRT) principles being taught in schools.
The survey, conducted by Competitive Edge Research for Parents Defending Education, also shows that people overwhelmingly prefer Capitalism to Socialism (61.8% to 31.4%), frown upon “cancel culture,” (62.7% to 10.6%) and believe the United States is headed “on the wrong track” (60.7% to 32.8%).
Additionally, more respondents had a negative opinion of Black Lives Matter, than had a positive opinion (48.1% to 44.4%).
When asked whether they had favorable or unfavorable opinions of the Founding Fathers, Abraham Lincoln, and Martin Luther King—all of whom have fallen out of favor with the CRT crowd— Americans responded overwhelmingly in favor (81.7%, 89.4%, and 92.1% respectively).
More respondents said Critical Race Theory was not an important topic to teach in schools (38.1%) than those who believed it is somewhat to extremely important (31.6%). A full 30% of the people surveyed didn’t know enough about CRT to have an opinion, but when asked about specific concepts championed by CRT, the vast majority of respondents had a negative opinion…
(Excerpts from the Virginia Star)
