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Post by the Scribe on Aug 31, 2020 8:18:26 GMT
We will win the race to 5G and build the world’s best cyber and missile defense, already under construction. We will fully restore patriotic education to our schools and always protect -- we will always, always protect free speech on college campuses.
Teach American exceptionalism is one of two bullet points under education listed in a White House press release covering Trump's second-term agenda. The other is to provide school choice to every child in America. www.donaldjtrump.com/media/trump-campaign-announces-president-trumps-2nd-term-agenda-fighting-for-you/
As outlined in this speech, Trump put forth a heroic narrative of American history — pilgrims, pioneers — as unadulterated inspiration for young people.
This would seem to be in contrast with a growing movement for racial justice — one that confronts Confederate statues and other symbols of structural racism in U.S. history, and one that includes educators emphasizing the legacy of struggle against oppression. www.npr.org/2020/06/04/868600478/q-a-how-to-talk-to-kids-about-george-floyd
American school curriculum is set by districts and states, not the federal government.
Anya Kamenetz NPR Education Correspondent
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