McConnell backs bill to strip funding from schools that teach NYT’s ‘1619 Project’
Tom Cotton’s proposal would tell local school boards what to do.
By Josh Israel - June 11, 2021Tom Cotton’s proposal would tell local school boards what to do.
By Josh Israel - June 11, 2021The Senate minority leader previously called it an ‘exotic notion’ to consider the year slavery began in America as a key historical moment.
By Oliver Willis - June 02, 2021Sen. Tom Cotton (R-AR) once referred to slavery as ‘the necessary evil upon which the union was built.’
By Oliver Willis - May 11, 2021GOP state Rep. Ray Garofalo Jr. introduced a bill to ban teaching ‘divisive concepts’ in schools.
By Emily Singer - April 28, 2021But the Republican senator has previously argued the government shouldn’t interfere with state and local decisions on education.
By Josh Israel - July 23, 2020