"The United States Department of Education has announced it will partner with dozens of conservative organization to create civics programming for public schools across the nation. The coalition includes organizations such as Turning Point USA, the Heritage Foundation, Hillsdale College, the America First Policy Institute, the 1776 Project Foundation and more. Many of these organization have been involved in conservative efforts to stop teaching civil rights material, oust school board members who believe in teaching social justice, ban books, and whitewash history lessons."
"In a press release, Education Department Secretary Linda McMahon said the group, "will take bold steps to educate, inspire, and mobilize youth toward active and informed citizenship." She also said the coalition, "is dedicated to renewing patriotism, strengthening civic knowledge, and advancing a shared understanding of America's founding principles in schools across the nation." The programming, which will include college visits, assemblies, and history competitions, will roll out over the next twelve months at high schools and public colleges in celebration of the 250th anniversary of the founding of the United States."
"The program will also award grants to programs that, "promote a civic education that teaches American history, values, and geography with an unbiased approach." This comes after Trump has cut literally billions in dollars in existing education grants that include the arts, literacy, higher education, and - yep - civics. This move is interesting since President Donald Trump and the federal administration have taken great measures to dismantle and shutter the Department of Education in the past nine months. Almost half of the department was laid off during the government's Reduction in Force (RIF) and another almost 600 took severance packages and left."
The United States Department of Education will partner with dozens of conservative organizations to create civics programming for public schools nationwide. The coalition lists Turning Point USA, the Heritage Foundation, Hillsdale College, the America First Policy Institute, and the 1776 Project Foundation. Several participating groups have supported efforts to limit civil rights content, remove school board members who endorse social justice teaching, ban books, and whitewash history. Secretary Linda McMahon said the coalition will educate and mobilize youth, renew patriotism, and strengthen civic knowledge. Programming will include college visits, assemblies, and history competitions over the next twelve months at high schools and public colleges, and the program will award grants for initiatives that claim to teach American history, values, and geography with an unbiased approach. The initiative follows major federal education grant cuts and recent Department of Education workforce reductions.
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