Are schools pushing views about race on their pupils?

Here’s how reform can helpOur new research shows some students’ free speech is being limited – but not in the ways some commentators say. Here’s how reform can helpIn the heated debate on teaching about race equality in schools, claims abound that teachers are pushing ‘politically biased’ views on young people by discussing anti-racist ideas and movements like Black Lives Matter. We surveyed over 3,000 Year 10 students and over 200 teachers, and conducted in-depth case studies in secondary schools. Furthermore, we found that schools that do not talk about these issues are less likely to have teachers who present several sides of an issue or listen to young people. Meanwhile, young people who viewed their schools as doing well in this space were four times more likely to say that pupils trust how their school will deal with racism.