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Books, blogs, and articles

Research & Learn

FIRE K-12 articles

Books

Undoctrinate: How Politicized Classrooms Harm Kids and Ruin Our Schools―and What We Can Do About It

Podcasts featuring Bonnie Kerrigan Synder discussing Undoctrinate

Blogs

13 important points in the campus & K-12 ‘critical race theory’ debate

The Empowering of the American Mind: 10 Steps for Opposing Thought Reform in K-12

FIRE’s Response to Thought Reform Efforts in K-12 Education: Part 1

FIRE’s Response to Thought Reform Efforts in K-12 Education: Part 2

Articles

4 Things You Can’t Say in the K-12 Classroom

Sticks and stones: Coping with Offensive, Hurtful, Insensitive, & Otherwise Unwelcome Speech

Biting One’s Tongue: The Effects of Self-Censorship in Academe

Free Speech and Mental Health in School

When teachers become activists: School districts owe parents total transparency on what they’re teaching

Freedom of Expression: What do high schoolers think?