What Went Down During The 2021 Elections

Youngkin doesn’t say critical race theory by name, but says he will listen “to parent input on curriculum.”

Youngkin is speaking now and, somewhat surprisingly, I haven’t heard him mention critical race theory by name yet? He was quick to talk about education broadly, though, as Leah just noted.

Glenn Youngkin takes the stage in Chantilly, Virginia, calling it a “defining moment” and sharing a positive message — a stark difference from campaign rhetoric that warned of the threats children and parents face in schools. He said his vision for education included promoting school choice, specifically charter schools and alluding to vouchers, refining a message that, as we discussed earlier in this blog, had previously been more about culture wars than the nuts and bolts of education.