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The Commission aimed to rebut what its authors claim is liberal bias in history teaching.
The report has been attacked for its ideological bias and lack of academic rigor.
Sections of a report commissioned by President Donald Trump pushing for patriotic education appear to have been lifted directly from an old op-ed by one of its authors.
The 45-page report was published by the 1776 Commission, established last year by Trump to promote patriotic education.
It was billed as a rebuttal of the New York Times 1619 Project, which placed the story of slavery at the heart of American history. It attacks what the authors claim is a liberal bias in American classrooms.
Trump Appoints Members to 1776 Commission on Patriotic Education
President Donald Trump appointed 18 members to an advisory commission tasked with returning patriotic education to America’s public schools.
The members, who will each serve for two years, include prominent conservative figures Charlie Kirk, Ned Ryun, and Victor Davis Hanson.
Trump announced his intent to create the President’s Advisory 1776 Commission on Sept. 17. He signed an executive order establishing the commission on Nov. 2.
“As our nation approaches its 250th anniversary of glorious Independence, many of America’s schoolchildren are tragically being taught to hate our founding, hate our history, and hate our country,” White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany said in a statement after the appointments were announced.