{"id":283120,"date":"2021-06-24T22:27:03","date_gmt":"2021-06-24T19:27:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/critical-race-theory-opponents-target-nyc-schools-with-ad-blitz\/"},"modified":"2021-06-24T22:27:03","modified_gmt":"2021-06-24T19:27:03","slug":"critical-race-theory-opponents-target-nyc-schools-with-ad-blitz","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/critical-race-theory-opponents-target-nyc-schools-with-ad-blitz\/","title":{"rendered":"#Critical race theory opponents target NYC schools with ad blitz"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;<strong>#Critical race theory opponents target NYC schools with ad blitz<\/strong>&#8221;<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>A new organization opposed to the promotion of critical race theory to kids is launching a TV ad campaign featuring several city private schools.<\/p>\n<p>Free to Learn, which bills itself as a <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/freetolearn.org\/\">non-partisan advocacy group<\/a>, said it will deploy a seven-figure ad blitz across several flashpoint markets including New York, Arizona, and Virginia.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe want to build awareness around what is h<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>ening in our schools,\u201d said Alleigh Marre, president of Free to Learn. \u201cThere are a lot of parents out there who are fed up with the politics in our classrooms.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The group\u2019s 30-second New York City spot targets Grace Church School, Brearley, Dalton, and Heschel, where curricular controversies have exploded in recent months.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhile our students fall behind the world in reading, writing, math and <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/sciencee\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"5\" title=\"Science\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">science<\/a>, Grace Church School leads New York private schools in pushing a political curriculum,\u201d the ad states.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"NYC Kids Deserve Better\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/5ecvbgHueUs?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/span>\n<\/p><figcaption>Free to Learn has crafted an ad titled \u201cNYC Kids Deserve Better.\u201d<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" alt=\"A screengrab from Free to Learn's ad\" class=\"wp-image-18628136 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/06\/free-to-learn-grace-04.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=300 300w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/06\/free-to-learn-grace-04.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=640 640w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/06\/free-to-learn-grace-04.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1280 1280w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/06\/free-to-learn-grace-04.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/06\/free-to-learn-grace-04.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=2000 2000w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>The 30-second ad references a controversy over curriculum at Grace Church School.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Free to Learn <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Youtube<\/a><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The exclusive Manhattan school became engulfed in controversy earlier this year after former teacher Paul Rossi penned an essay that blasted administrators for fixating on race and \u201cindoctrinating\u201d students.<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCrilKGPx85QNelikdCleJMg\">The new spot includes<\/a> an excerpt of a conversation Rossi recorded with Head of School George Davison.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-default\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-nypost-small-post\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"231\" height=\"306\" alt=\"Alleigh Marre, president of Free to Learn.\" class=\"wp-image-18627759 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/06\/free-to-learn-grace-01.jpeg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=300 300w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/06\/free-to-learn-grace-01.jpeg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=640 640w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/06\/free-to-learn-grace-01.jpeg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1280 1280w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/06\/free-to-learn-grace-01.jpeg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=231 231w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/06\/free-to-learn-grace-01.jpeg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=462 462w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 231px\"\/><figcaption>\u201cThere are a lot of parents out there who are fed up with the politics in our classrooms,\u201d Free to Learn president Alleigh Marre said.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Free To Learn<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re demonizing kids,\u201d Davison said. \u201cWe\u2019re demonizing white people for being born.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The ad concludes that schools should \u201cstop pushing political agendas and teach.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Free to Learn tailored its ads for each market and asserted that schools are shifting their focus from academic achievement to ideological immersion.<\/p>\n<p>Marre asserted that parents from across the racial and socio-economic spectrum are concerned about receding academic rigor and outcomes.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cParents want their kids to learn core subjects, not ideology,\u201d Marre said. \u201cThe best thing we can do is to build awareness. The only way to get to a resolution on this is to get people involved.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Marre said Free to Learn and its ad campaign are funded by private donors who oppose critical race theory and aim to organize parent groups to that end.<\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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