President Trump is expected to sign an executive order prohibiting federal funding to K-12 schools teaching gender ideology and Critical Race Theory. The order aims to eliminate CRT and radical gender ideology from school curriculum and promote excellence and patriotism.
Key Points
Order directs Department of Education to create plan for weeding out CRT and radical gender ideology
Aims to reinstate 1776 Commission to combat far-left revisionist history
Parents and grassroots organizations support the move as a vindication of their concerns
Pros
Elimination of potentially controversial and divisive teachings from K-12 education
Promotion of excellence and patriotism in schools
Cons
Potential restriction on freedom of educational content in schools