Republican legislator wants to defund school district that uses 1619 Project
The “1619 Project” is a Pulitzer Prize-winning series from the New York Times Magazine that puts slavery and contributions of black Americans at the center of American history. It has come under heavy criticism from conservatives who accuse it of encouraging anti-American views.
A Republican legislator wants state education officials to defund a Phoenix school district unless it stops using the “1619 Project” in classrooms, arguing the latter encourages a “dangerous ‘us’ versus ‘them’ mentality.”
In a letter, Rep. John Fillmore, an Apache Junction Republican, told Arizona Superintendent of Public Instruction Kathy Hoffman that the district’s use of the “1619 Project” violates a law banning ethnic studies programs.
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Supt. Hoffman and AZ Dept. of Ed are committed to supporting safe return to in-person learning
Arizona Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics, and Ylenia Aguilar, Governing Board President of
Osborn School District, to discuss the next steps for schools to return to in-person learning safely.
As outlined by new guidance from the
Centers for Disease Control, in-person learning is possible with consistent and transparent mitigation strategies in place, and the community’s support, particularly for grades K-8.
While in-school transmission of COVID-19 can be relatively low when mitigation strategies are in place, schools do not operate in a vacuum. It remains critical for all community members to do their part to stop the spread of COVID-19. The