Repost from Family Research Council.
Last week, the Department of Education published a proposed new rule establishing priorities for grants in American history and civics education programs. Conservatives should be on alert when the Biden Administration starts meddling in our local schools’ history and civics curricula. Their proposed rule includes projects that incorporate “racially, ethnically, culturally and linguistically diverse perspectives,” which we know is code for divisive and destructive Critical Race Theory. The Biden rule even praises the New York Times’ controversial and discredited “1619 project.”
What could this mean for public schools in America? State legislatures across the country are considering bills that would ban the teaching of Critical Race Theory, and the issue is being addressed none too soon. Stanley Kurtz, senior fellow at the Ethics and Public Policy Center, also warns of “action civics” and federal legislation designed to combine racist ideology with protesting as classwork.