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January 30, 2025

Education Department bans critical race theory in federal guidance

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Schools face funding loss over critical race theory and LGBTQ content

Trump orders U.S. schools to stop teaching critical race theory and material on race and sexuality or lose federal funding

Executive orders signed target educational content dealing with racial history and discrimination in classrooms

Federal funding leverage forces state and local compliance with ideological mandates on curriculum content

Universities conducting research on systemic racism face funding elimination if findings contradict administration positions

Academic freedom collapses when federal grants come with content restrictions preventing racial bias research

Anti-racism education becomes illegal racism inverting Fourteenth Amendment equal protection principles

Civil service becomes political indoctrination tool when presidents control federal employee education about history

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What you can do

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Contact your representatives at 202-224-3121 to oppose federal control over local educational curriculum content

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Support the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education at thefire.org defending academic freedom

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Join the American Association of University Professors at aaup.org protecting academic freedom from political interference

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Contact local school boards to support comprehensive historical education despite federal pressure

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Support legal challenges to federal curriculum control through civil liberties organizations

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Advocate for state funding to replace federal education dollars if content restrictions continue