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Arkansas Bills Target 1619 Curriculum, Critical Race Theory in Public Schools

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Arkansas Bills Target 1619 Curriculum, Critical Race Theory in Public Schools
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Bill Pan
Bill Pan
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1/25/2021|Updated: 2/10/2021

A pair of bills introduced in the Arkansas legislature last week would prohibit the use of public school funds to teach certain race-centered curricula.

The House Bill 1231 would restrict state funding from going to public schools that teach a curriculum based on the New York Times’ 1619 Project, which portrays the United States as an inherently racist nation founded upon slavery.
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Bill Pan
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Bill Pan is an Epoch Times reporter covering education issues and New York news.
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