Today’s heated arguments about critical race theory shouldn’t surprise us because they aren’t new. Indeed, one of the best-known classroom experiments to combat racism remains a divisive subject more ...

Several of my colleagues who know I am a product of Iowa sent me this LA Times article on Jane Elliott. Her name may not be immediately familiar to you and you might not recall that she came from Iowa ...

RICEVILLE - The author who sparked controversy with his account of cultural tensions in Postville is tackling what he predicts will be an equally touchy subject. University of Iowa journalism ...

Blue-eyed children were given special privileges, while brown-eyed children had to sit in the back of the classroom and couldn't use the same drinking fountain as blue-eyed classmates. Her experiment ...

Writings by Jane Elliott have also been banned in several states. Jane Elliott, an anti-racism activist best known for her April 5, 1968, blue eyes, brown eyes experiment demonstrating that prejudice ...

You can watch the program here on this web site and you can also purchase a videotape through ShopPBS for Teachers. Have other films been made about Jane Elliott's blue-eyed/brown-eyed lesson in ...