Education Department Promotes Patriotic School Curriculum

Programming, events, and grant opportunities under the new initiative will be announced within months.
Education Department Promotes Patriotic School Curriculum
Education Secretary Linda McMahon speaks during a Senate Appropriations hearing, in Washington on June 3, 2025. Julia Demaree Nikhinson/AP Photo
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Department of Education Secretary Linda McMahon this week announced “a landmark initiative” for promoting the instruction of civics and America’s founding principles in K–12 schools and higher education institutions across the country.

The America 250 Civics Education Coalition was unveiled during a Sept. 17 event in Washington, alongside representatives of more than 50 conservative organizations, including Turning Point USA, America First Policy Institute, and Hillsdale College.

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Aaron Gifford has written for several daily newspapers, magazines, and specialty publications and also served as a federal background investigator and Medicare fraud analyst. He graduated from the University at Buffalo and is based in Upstate New York.