Biden wants to impose racism in schools

 Washington Examiner:

Education is not typically a high-profile policy area for administrations, but it's proving problematic for President Joe Biden as his team pushes teaching plans Republicans view as dangerously "woke."

Biden's first days in office were peppered with concerns he was too prone to the whims of teachers unions as some groups threatened to derail talks over returning to in-person instruction unless their members were vaccinated against the coronavirus.

Now, another classroom clash is brewing. However, this time it's over the Biden administration's efforts to incentivize so-called "woke" lessons for teachers and students alike by offering federal grant money.

Biden's Education Department this week proposed introducing two new priorities for funding covering American history and civics education programs and activities. The first strives to elevate projects that "incorporate racially, ethnically, culturally, and linguistically diverse perspectives" into their syllabi, while the other aims to improve "information literacy."

Biden is approaching a crucial moment for public education, according to Republican strategist John Feehery.

Parents have lost faith in their local school districts during the pandemic because of teachers unions, which "have done everything in their power to keep schools closed, just as they collect their paychecks," Feehery told the Washington Examiner. More schools are providing in-person instruction as vaccine rates increase and Biden's $1.9 trillion coronavirus spending package funds are dispersed.

"Kids have to make up for lost time because of the union-imposed COVID disaster, but instead of focusing on opening schools, the Biden administration is focused on creating an ideological curriculum to please their far-left progressive wing of the party," he said.

For Feehery, once press secretary for former GOP House Speaker Dennis Hastert, parents preferred their children to be prepared for college or a well-paying job and not well-versed in "critical race theory nonsense."

"They don't want this political balderdash. I think it is politically tone-deaf on their part, and I think it will hurt them in swing-state districts," he said.

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This racist garbage has no place in any school curriculum.  It is racist at its core.  It is a violation of the civil rights of these kids.  It is Marxist in its roots.  If he tries this I think there will be a rebellion of parents across the boards.

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