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Biden Admin Promotes ‘1619 Project’, Critical Race Theory in Proposed K-12 Education Rule

Biden Admin Promotes ‘1619 Project’, Critical Race Theory in Proposed K-12 Education Rule
Secretary of Education nominee Miguel Cardona testifies during his confirmation hearing before the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington on Feb. 3, 2021. Susan Walsh/Pool/Getty Images
Bill Pan
Bill Pan
Reporter
4/20/2021|Updated: 4/26/2021

The Biden administration is seeking to prioritize funding education programs that incorporate the ideas of the New York Times’ 1619 Project and critical race theorist Ibram X. Kendi into their teaching of U.S history and civics.

In a proposed new rule released April 19, the Education Department outlined new priority criteria for a $5.3 million American History and Civics Education grant, as well as exemplary materials for K-12 educators to use.

Bill Pan
Bill Pan
Reporter
Bill Pan is an Epoch Times reporter covering education issues and New York news.
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