The document outlines the key tenets of Critical Race Theory (CRT) as applied to education, including its ideological basis in whiteness as the default property and standard, the institutional basis of reproducing racial inequities through implicit bias, and the importance of counternarratives and addressing the root causes of racism through race-based interventions rather than race-neutral approaches. CRT provides a framework for analyzing and addressing racial inequities in education policy and outcomes.

1. APPLIED CRITICAL RACE THEORY MODEL FOR EDUCATION
Ideological Basis Institutional Basis Narrative Applying CRT Importance of CRT
According to CRT the ideological Major institutions in this country CRT uses narrative in research to Effective interventions should address CRT is interdisciplinary and
foundation of this country is implicitly implicitly function to keep white substantiate the problem as well a in equity problems using CRT tenets for compliments many other
biased against all non-whites privilege in place. interventions that address inequity in the purpose of eliminating inequitable frameworks but serves a critically
education outcomes unique function in equity analysis
in education
Whiteness as Property- Institutional Racism- Counter Narrative- Race-based Naming the
Possession of rights that are Inequitable outcomes countering institutional Intervention- Addressing Oppressor- Proper
respected by laws default to for nonwhite groups bias of empirical process the root cause, not the diagnosis, Recasting the
whiteness consistently, for of inquiry & research effect, being race specific,“blaming of the victim”
decades, all over the not race neutral not “blaming the
country oppressor”
Centrality of Whiteness- Implicit Bias- Traditional Narrative- Parallel process- The Demystifying Racism-
White ideology, values, and Inequality is reproduced Affirming validity of necessity of both site- Ceasing to view the
interests are at the center of regardless of individuals humanity through story based interventions as well effects of racism from
all aspects of dominant in the institution or and narrative from the as broader institutional the restrictive view.
culture & policy. White is assumed institutional Subject, not interpretation change on a fundamental
“normal”, nonwhite is intolerance of racism from the observer level and over the long
“different”, “racial”, not term
normal.
White Supremacy- All Restrictive vs. Decentralizing It’s the Adults stupid!- Addressing the cause
nonwhites are naturally Expansive view- The Whiteness- Reframing Relentless focus on adults not the effect-
inferior, (post-modern legal burden of the and recasting the not children as the target Refocusing attention on
form- nonwhites are victim to prove racist perspective from the for change with the white supremacy, not
permanently disadvantaged) intent of policy instead experience of the Subject indicators in the student those it impacts (going
of proving race-based through narrative. outcomes upstream)
impact (explicit vs.
implicitly racist)
Institutional Nurturing- Picks the right target-
Individuals caring is not Not confusing race-
enough. The institution based impact with other
must function in a race overlapping forms of
responsive way toward oppression like poverty,
equity class, geography, etc.

2. APPLIED CRITICAL RACE THEORY
Ideological Basis Institutional The use of Applying CRT in
to CRT Basis to CRT Narrative in the field of
CRT Education
Whiteness as Institutional
property Possession Racism- Inequitable Race-based
of rights that are Counter
outcomes for Intervention-
respected by laws nonwhite groups Narrative- Addressing the root
defaults to whiteness consistently, for countering cause, not the effect,
first decades, all over the institutional bias being race specific, not
race-neutral
country of inquiry &
Centrality of
Whiteness White
research Parallel process- The
Implicit Bias- necessity of both site-
ideology, values, and Inequality is
Traditional based interventions as
interests are at the reproduced well as broader
center of all aspects regardless of Narrative- institutional change on
of dominant culture individuals in the Affirming validity a fundamental level and
& policy. White is institution or of humanity over the long term
‘normal’ & nonwhite assumed institutional
is ‘different’. through story and It’s the Adults
intolerance of racism
narrative stupid!- Relentless
White supremacy Restrictive vs. focus on adults not
Scientific & religious Decentralizing children as the target
Expansive view- for change with the
frameworks of white The legal burden of Whiteness-
moral, physical, indicators in the
the victim to prove Reframing and student outcomes
intellectual racist intent of policy
superiority: natural recasting from the
instead of proving Institutional
selection & manifest experience of the
race-based impact Nurturing- Individuals
destiny. (post- (explicit vs. implicitly oppressed through caring is not enough.
modern form: racist) narrative The institution must
nonwhites are function in a race
permanently responsive way toward
disadvantaged) equity