Republicans ask Biden to withdraw 'divisive' proposal to teach more Black history [View all]
Source: Reuters
April 30, 2021
5:27 PM CDT
Merdie Nzanga David Morgan
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Dozens of Senate Republicans called on the Biden administration on Friday to withdraw what they say is a “divisive” education proposal that would place greater emphasis on slavery and the contributions of Black Americans in history and civics lessons taught in U.S. schools.
In the latest salvo of a burgeoning culture war over race in America, 39 Republican lawmakers led by Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell said the proposed Education Department policy would divert established school curricula toward a "politicized and divisive agenda" fixated on the country's flaws.
"Young Americans deserve a rigorous understanding of civics and American history. They need to understand both our successes and our failures," the Republican senators wrote in a letter to Education Secretary Miguel Cardona dated April 29. The letter was released on Friday.
"Americans do not need or want their tax dollars diverted from promoting the principles that unite our nation toward promoting radical ideologies meant to divide us."
Read more: https://www.reuters.com/world/us/republicans-ask-biden-withdraw-divisive-proposal-teach-more-black-history-2021-04-30/
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