Critical Race Theory (CRT) is a legal framework that originated in the 1970s intending to challenge legal scholarship to consider the historical and present impact and causes of structural inequality and racism. CRT is an academic lens primarily used at the doctoral level and is not a defined curriculum or something outlined in the Kansas State Board of Education's education standards. It is distinctly different from the guiding tenets of educational equity with which it is regularly confused. In the state of Kansas, curriculum choices are completely controlled by the locally elected board of education. Based on input from district staff, parents, and other important stakeholders, the board is tasked with establishing and approving a curriculum. The Kansas Association of School Boards (KASB) has created this in-depth guide to help local school districts address the debate over CRT and other curriculum issues