No one could blame the average person whose eyes glaze over at hearing that in this first day in

office, President Biden signed a barrage of executive orders (EOs). Yet, the U.S. Department of

Education is using two of these executive orders, 12866 and 13563, which on the face have the

stated purpose of modernizing regulatory review, to push critical race theory in our local schools.

Why should you be concerned? Unfortunately, the Biden Administration is playing on

Americans good will and desire to improve “social welfare…racial justice…human dignity,

equity and the interests of future generations,” (as described in the White House’s

Memorandum), giving these aspirational goals a particular meaning that many of us believe will

in fact drive us apart and hurt educational outcomes for all our students. See for yourself by

going directly to the Federal Register Here

At this link, you can both read about the stated objectives of this regulatory framework as well as

submit comments. As with the White House memorandum, many of the priorities, (i.e.

improving civics education) sound laudable, but looking at the reference material, they are all on

one side of the political spectrum. So, rather than increasing student’s ability to gain objective

knowledge of our history and respectfully consider differing viewpoints, the regulatory

framework is a trojan horse that will indoctrinate our students. Note, the description cites the

New York Times 1619 Project, which takes the position that the United States is racist in its core

and stereotypes races, but fails to mention 1776 Unites, which seeks to build “a positive

movement in response to the overwhelming narratives of oppression, grievance and ignorance to

America’s history — and its promise for the future.