The Education Department has called on conservative groups to design civic education initiatives dedicated to renewing patriotism to celebrate the 250th anniversary of the nation’s founding next year.
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The Trump administration has made another move that historians say is an attempt to sanitize American history, but one the administration argued is necessary to ensure students have respect for the country.
On Wednesday, Education Secretary Linda McMahon outlined a new plan for how her department would promote “patriotic education” by adding it to the list of priorities that can drive decisions for discretionary grants, including those that support pro