Trump creates 1776 Commission to promote 'patriotic education'

President Donald Trump on Monday created a “1776 Commission” to promote "patriotic education” and counter lessons that he says divide Americans on race and slavery and teach students to “hate their own country."

On the eve of Election Day, Trump directed the commission’s creation, via executive order, to “better enable a rising generation to understand the history and principles of the founding of the United States in 1776 and to strive to form a more perfect Union.”

The order includes having a two-year "1776 Commission" publish a report on the core principles of the nation, and advise the federal government on how to prioritize founding principles in grants and other activities. 

"Without our common faith in the equal right of every individual American to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness, authoritarian visions of government and society could become increasingly alluring alternatives to self-government based on the consent of the people," the executive order reads.

Although the federal commission will encourage a patriotic view of history, the document acknowledges local control of schooling in the US. Some Democrats have vowed to resist the initiative.

“We are here today to declare that we will never submit to tyranny. We will reclaim our history and our country for citizens of every race, color, religion, and creed,” the president said.

Source: https://www.politico.com/news/2020/11/02/trump-1776-commission-education-433885

Source: https://www.foxnews.com/politics/trump-1776-commission-critical-race-theory

Source: https://nypost.com/2020/11/02/trump-signs-order-to-push-patriotic-education-on-eve-of-election/

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