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Wednesday, March 6th, 2024

The Right-Wing Crusade to End Public Education

Author:     JEFF BRYANT
Source:     truthdig
Publication Date:     MAR 1, 2024
 Link: The Right-Wing Crusade to End Public Education
Stephan:  

The Republican cult is trying to gut public education. This cult does now want children to be educated, they just want them to be indoctrinated. To give some context to what the MAGAts want realize this: 51% of Americans can’t read above 6th-grade level, and 43% can’t read above 5th-grade level. Examples: We played football. They walked to the park. Or put another way, readers at this level could not read and comprehend this article. If you care about public education get involved at your local level. Go to the meetings of the boards that control your local public schools and demand ideology-free fact-based instruction.

U.S. Education Secretary Miguel Cardona Credit: Steven Senne / AP

On February 13, President Joe Biden’s Secretary of Education, Miguel Cardona, did something Democratic officials seldom do in public: He spoke the truth about what’s behind the relentless attacks on public schools by rightwing advocacy groups and their financial backers.

As HuffPost reported, one of the topics that came up during a meeting between Cardona and Black journalists that took place at the Department of Education, was the recent wave of new laws passed in mostly red states that target programs in K-12 schools and institutions of higher education that address diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI).

Advocates for DEI programs say they are needed to ensure positive academic, health, and social outcomes for students who often face discrimination and fewer educational opportunities due to their race, class, religion, gender, or ability level. Opponents say they shame white students and cause “reverse discrimination.”

Cardona called new laws passed by Republican state lawmakers to eliminate DEI programs […]

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