LETTER: Missouri AG Joins 20-State Coalition Urging Department of Education to Reject “Critical Race Theory" curriculum.
(Obtained in em ail from: attorney.general@ago.mo.gov ) May 20, 2021 Contact: Constituent Services Office: 573-751-3321 Missouri Attorney General Joins 20 State Coalition Urging Department of Education to Reject “Critical Race Theory” in Nation’s School Curriculum JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt joined a 20 state letter , led by Indiana, urging the Biden administration to reconsider educational proposals aimed at imposing the teaching of critical race theory (CRT), the 1619 Project, and other similar curriculum into America’s classrooms – a goal that could be accomplished through a proposed new rule by the U.S. Department of Education establishing priorities for grants in American History and Civics Education programs. Missouri also filed its own, separate comment letter on the same issue, which can be found here: https://ago.mo.gov/docs/default-source/press-releases/2021-05-19---doe-comment-letter.pdf?sfvr...