Is Critical Race Theory Taught in Virginia Schools?

Throughout election night, as it became clear Republican Glenn Youngkin would win the Virginia governor’s race, numerous left-leaning media commentators insisted that critical race theory isn’t being taught in Virginia public schools. 

Various media personalities—some professing to be on the news side, others on the opinion side—repeated the assertion both before and after the election results came in. 

But a simple Google search would have shown these pundits that public documents from the Virginia Department of Education repeatedly mention the phrase “critical race theory,” as well as produced news stories...