Curriculum Wars Are Intensifying Amid Rising Teacher Burnout

More schools are policing what can be taught, from discussions of gender identity to race.

Across the country, what’s being taught in the classroom is becoming increasingly political. 

In school districts nationwide, the debate over what public school children can read and learn is intensifying. 

According to Education Week magazine, 17 mostly conservative states have recently imposed bans on what teachers can say about race, gender and sexuality.