Youngkin signs executive orders banning critical race theory, lifting mask mandate in Virginia public schools | TheHill – The Hill

Virginia’s Republican Gov. Glenn YoungkinGlenn YoungkinSunday shows preview: Democrats’ struggle for voting rights bill comes to a head Youngkin inaugurated as first GOP Virginia governor in over a decade Overnight Energy & Environment — Lummis holds up Biden EPA picks MORE signed 11 executive orders on his first day in office, including one lifting a mask mandate in public schools and another banning the teaching of critical race theory, both issues Youngkin campaigned on.

“Executive Order Number One delivers on his Day One promise to restore excellence in education by ending the use of divisive concepts, including Critical Race Theory, in public education,” a press release from Youngkin’s off