House Republicans Introduce Legislation To Bar Federal Funding Of Schools Teaching Fake History

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 House Republicans Introduce Legislation To Bar Federal Funding Of Schools Teaching Fake History
September 17, 2020 By Tristan Justice

Two House Republicans introduced legislation Thursday that would bar federal funds from flowing to schools with curriculum featuring the New York Times’ anti-American 1619 Project indoctrinating K-12 students with fake history.

The bill, put forward by Colorado Rep. Ken Buck with Georgia Rep. Rick Allen, serves as companion legislation introduced in the Senate by Arkansas Republican Sen. Tom Cotton in July.

“The 1619 Project teaches children a historically inaccurate account of our nation’s history,” Buck said. “Federal funding should not go towards schools that teach flawed and inaccurate curriculum in classrooms. We should be able to acknowledge the stains on our nation’s history while still continuing to celebrate the good our country has done.”

Cotton reiterated his support for the proposal, calling the Times’ curriculum on revisionist history being taught in some 4,500 classrooms nationwide “left-wing garbage.”

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The 1619 project leans toward a particular leftward view of tagging the country as singularly founded on the egregious history of slavery, but there are some truths in some of the histories presented in the project.  This being the case it should not be used as stand alone curriculum.  A good history book will mention slavery and a competent teacher should expand on it as needed.  I think many schools are used to having established visuals/information handed to them and of course the NYT does this well!  You have to think things through before introducing a curriculum wholesale!!   I think sadly it's just the laziness of school districts...and the liberal bent of many education systems.  There was an interesting piece recently in the WSJ describing how the university system is coddling and not instructing; it's more important to soothe all the varied 'feelings' of students and be politically correct.   (sigh)