Republicans Attack ‘Woke Politics’ as Education Secretary Outlines Department Budget

Republicans Attack ‘Woke Politics’ as Education Secretary Outlines Department Budget
Education Secretary Miguel Cardona testifies before the Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies Subcommittee on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, on June 16, 2021. Jim Watson/AFP via Getty Images
Lawrence Wilson
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Education Secretary Miguel Cardona was met with questions about education policy, rather than spending priorities, when presenting a $90-billion education budget to a House subcommittee on April 18.

The volley of criticism about the direction and performance of the U.S. Department of Education began at the start of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, a hearing convened ostensibly to hear the department’s 2024 budget request.