Republicans' push education agenda

 The Hill:

Prospective GOP candidates for president are leaning heavily into education amid concerns over issues like parental rights and the politicization of school curriculums.

Underscoring how critical an issue it is for Republicans, former President Trump unveiled his education platform on Thursday, calling for cutting federal funds to any education program that involves “critical race theory, gender ideology, or other inappropriate racial, sexual, or political content onto our children.”

The move comes after Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) and Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin (R), both seen as top potential challengers to Trump for the Republican presidential nomination, have made headlines in recent weeks with a series of education-related actions.

DeSantis sparked controversy most recently by rejecting an Advance Placement African American studies course earlier this month, while Youngkin launched an investigation into multiple northern Virginia schools for not giving students the news that they had qualified for National Merit Scholarships in a timely fashion.
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Covid lockdowns caused parents to learn more about what their children were being taught in school and many were appalled.  DeSantis's response to Covid in general was seen as positive as he refused to keep kids out of school or parents away from jobs.  This also caused many in blue states to migrate to Florida.

See, also:

Utah Educators and Union Officials Caught Boasting of Secretly Teaching CRT

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