U.S. Education Dept. unites conservative groups to create ‘patriotic’ civics content

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The U.S. Department of Education announced a partnership Wednesday with more than 40 conservative organizations to create programming around civics aimed at the celebration of the 250th anniversary of the United States. Called the America 250 Civics Education Coalition , the project will be overseen by the Education Department and led by the America First Policy Institute (AFPI), a nonprofit conservative group. It includes Turning Point USA, the Heritage Foundation, Hillsdale College and other conservative state and national organizations. Education Department officials did not return a request for comment Wednesday night. In an executive action earlier this year, part of a broader announcement about “ending racial indoctrination” in schools, he revived it .