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REVEALED: Charter school program favored by Tennessee governor rewrites civil rights history
Kevin M. Kruse Retweeted⬇️⬇️⬇️Must-read thread by Princeton history @KevinMKruse on the "mind-blowingly stupid stuff" in the Hillsdale curriculum exposed by #NC5investigates.
Must-read piece by @NC5PhilWilliams for @NC5 on @GovBillLee's embrace of the pathetically partisan history curriculum from right-wing Hillsdale College
Honestly, I'm not sure if I'm more offended as a historian or a Tennessean.
https://newschannel5.com/news/newschannel-5-investigates/revealed-charter-school-program-favored-by-tennessee-governor-rewrites-civil-rights-history
Honestly, I'm not sure if I'm more offended as a historian or a Tennessean.
https://newschannel5.com/news/newschannel-5-investigates/revealed-charter-school-program-favored-by-tennessee-governor-rewrites-civil-rights-history
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REVEALED: Charter school program favored by Tennessee governor rewrites civil rights history
Lee calls Hillsdale College's approach to teaching civics "informed patriotism." But the colleges's own teaching materials reveal why critics say its approach is
Lee calls Hillsdale College's approach to teaching civics "informed patriotism." But the colleges's own teaching materials reveal why critics say its approach is
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