{"id":460348,"date":"2021-04-27T23:50:39","date_gmt":"2021-04-28T03:50:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=460348"},"modified":"2021-04-27T23:50:42","modified_gmt":"2021-04-28T03:50:42","slug":"gop-congressmen-join-forces-to-denounce-secretary-of-education-for-pushing-critical-race-theory","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gop-congressmen-join-forces-to-denounce-secretary-of-education-for-pushing-critical-race-theory\/","title":{"rendered":"GOP Congressmen Join Forces To Denounce Secretary Of Education For Pushing Critical Race Theory"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fgop-congressmen-join-forces-to-denounce-secretary-of-education-for-pushing-critical-race-theory%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=460348&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/fb_image-1309.jpeg?w=1200&#038;h=800&#038;ixlib=react-9.0.3\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\"  style=\"display:none\"><\/div>\n<p>Republican Reps. Doug Lamborn of Colorado and Jeff Duncan of South Carolina sent a <a href=\"https:\/\/lamborn.house.gov\/sites\/lamborn.house.gov\/files\/Lamborn%20Sec.%20Ed%20Letter%204.27.21.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">letter<\/a> to Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona on Tuesday expressing their \u201cdeep concern\u201d regarding the \u201cproposed new grant priority for the American History and Civics Education program\u201d that promotes Critical Race Theory.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCivics and history are two subjects that are vitally important to our children\u2019s intellectual growth and education,\u201d the letter read in part. \u201cThrough civic education, students learn the foundational principles of our democracy, about our coequal branches of government, and our unalienable rights under the Constitution. A strong civic education should empower students to be well-informed and active citizens.<\/p>\n<p>The letter went on to warn against the influence of the 1619 Project and Ibram X. Kendi\u2019s book \u201cHow to Be an Antiracist,\u201d the principles of which the congressmen described as \u201cantithetical to the American Dream.\u201d They went on to extol the American Dream for having \u201cdrawn millions of individuals to America\u2019s shores and created the most prosperous nation in human history.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The letter also blasted the 1619 Project as \u201ca racially divisive, revisionist account of history which intends to \u2018reframe U.S. history by marking the year when the first enslaved Africans arrived on Virginia soil as our nation\u2019s foundational date.&#8217;\u201d It added that the 1619 Project \u201cis in fundamental opposition to our true foundation date in 1776.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCritical Race Theory commits to an unremitting attack on Western institutions and norms in order to dismantle all aspects of society,\u201d the letter further says, warning that the teachings of Critical Race Theory ultimately undermine the fundamental rights of the American people.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCritical Race Theory is antithetical to the fundamental values and beliefs of America and the American dream,\u201d Lamborn said in a statement provided to The Daily Wire. \u201cThe 1619 Project is historically inaccurate, racially divisive, and argues that the entire American system is corrupted from top to bottom. Our schools obviously have a crucial role to play in helping make students aware of the negative consequences of slavery and the significant contributions of Black Americans. However, we should never prioritize educational grants for schools that promote attacks on the principles enshrined in our Constitution. I am grateful for the support of Congressman Duncan on this crucial issue.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>As The Daily Wire recently <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/im-so-excited-nikole-hannah-jones-of-1619-project-assumes-unc-knight-chair-in-race-and-investigative-journalism\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">reported<\/a>\u00a0on Hannah-Jones\u2019 promotion:<\/p>\n<blockquote readability=\"21\">\n<p><em>Nikole Hannah-Jones, a journalist for The New York Times who is responsible for the 1619 Project, is joining the faculty of her alma mater at the\u00a0University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill to teach journalism.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Hannah-Jones, who received a master\u2019s degree from the school in 2003, is assuming its Knight Chair in Race and Investigative Journalism while remaining employed at The New York Times, according to an announcement from UNC Hussman School of Journalism and Media.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cThis is a full-circle moment for me as I return to the place that launched my career to help launch the careers of other aspiring journalists,\u201d Hannah-Jones tweeted on Monday. \u201cI\u2019m so excited to continue mentoring students from the classroom and for all I will learn from them.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"10.457142857143\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">This is a full-circle moment for me as I return to the place that launched my career to help launch the careers of other aspiring journalists. I&#8217;m so excited to continue mentoring students from the classroom and for all I will learn from them. Oh, and I&#8217;ll still be at <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/nytimes?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@nytimes<\/a>. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/htCpodmTlE\">https:\/\/t.co\/htCpodmTlE<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Ida Bae Wells (@nhannahjones) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/nhannahjones\/status\/1386693808381997058?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 26, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>Related<\/strong>: <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/profoundly-flawed-group-of-scholars-call-for-pulitzer-prize-to-be-revoked-from-1619-project-author\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u2018Profoundly Flawed\u2019: Group Of Scholars Call For Pulitzer Prize To Be Revoked From 1619 Project Author<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/subscribe\"><i><em>member<\/em><\/i><\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Republican Reps. 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