US EditionUS House Democrats question Trump administration focus on ‘patriotic education’
- A group of Democrats on the U.S. House education panel urged the Education Department to withdraw its proposed focus on promoting patriotic education in a letter dated October 17.
- House Committee on Education and Workforce ranking member Bobby Scott led the letter opposing the proposal, citing serious concerns about its details.
- Democrats expressed that the proposal could limit teaching accurate histories of slavery, Indigenous displacement, and the Civil Rights Movement.
- The Education Department's definition of patriotic education was criticized for promoting a historical narrative that aligns with President Donald Trump's administration's preferences.
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Democrats warn Trump priority on ‘patriotic education’ threatens accurate history teaching
U.S. House Education and Workforce Committee ranking member Rep. Bobby Scott, a Virginia Democrat, listens during a committee hearing May 7, 2025. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)WASHINGTON — A group of Democrats on the U.S. House education panel urged the Education Department to withdraw its proposed supplemental priority on “promoting patriotic education” in a letter obtained Monday by States Newsroom. House Committee on Education and Workfo…
House Democrats question Trump administration focus on ‘patriotic education’
U.S. House Education and Workforce Committee ranking member Rep. Bobby Scott, a Virginia Democrat, listens during a committee hearing May 7, 2025. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)WASHINGTON — A group of Democrats on the U.S. House education panel urged the Education Department to withdraw its proposed supplemental priority on “promoting patriotic education” in a letter obtained Monday by States Newsroom. House Committee on Education and Workfo…
Democrats question Trump administration focus on ‘patriotic education’
U.S. House Education and Workforce Committee ranking member Rep. Bobby Scott, a Virginia Democrat, listens during a committee hearing May 7, 2025. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)WASHINGTON — A group of Democrats on the U.S. House education panel urged the Education Department to withdraw its proposed supplemental priority on “promoting patriotic education” in a letter obtained Monday by States Newsroom. House Committee on Education and Workfo…
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US House Democrats question Trump administration focus on ‘patriotic education’
U.S. House Education and Workforce Committee ranking member Rep. Bobby Scott, a Virginia Democrat, listens during a committee hearing May 7, 2025. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)WASHINGTON — A group of Democrats on the U.S. House education panel urged the Education Department to withdraw its proposed supplemental priority on “promoting patriotic education” in a letter obtained Monday by States Newsroom. House Committee on Education and Workfo…
US House Democrats Question Trump Administration Focus on ‘Patriotic Education’
WASHINGTON — A group of Democrats on the U.S. House education panel urged the Education Department to withdraw its proposed supplemental priority on “promoting patriotic education” in a letter obtained Monday by States Newsroom. House Committee on Education and Workforce ranking member Bobby Scott led a handful of his colleagues in writing to Education Secretary Linda McMahon opposing the proposed priority for discretionary grant funding. Contin…
AHA Submits Public Comment on Patriotic Education Priorities
On October 14, the AHA posted an action alert, developed in collaboration with the National Council for the Social Studies and the Organization of American Historians, urging members to oppose the Department of Education’s plans to prioritize patriotic education in its discretionary grant programs by submitting comments to the Federal…
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