GOP rep chastises Cardona for 1619 Project-inspired grant proposal: 'I would encourage you to live by the law'
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Rep. Tim Walberg, R-Mich., gave Education Secretary Miguel Cardona a stern warning that a proposal of his for American history and civics education runs afoul of federal law by seeking to influence the content of school curriculum.
The 1619 Project has drawn criticism for its framing of American history around slavery, as its name is based on the year the first slave ships arrived in the New World, well before the U.S. was founded. "The law clearly prohibits the Department of Education from prescribing direct curriculum and offering payments for it," Walberg said, citing section 103(b) of the Department of Education Organization Act, sec 438 of the General Education Provisions Act, and Section 8527 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act.More Related News