Category: 1776 Commission

Schools Should Teach Declaration of Independence, Not CRT: 1776 Action

“We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal.” These words, and the rest of the Declaration of Independence, still resonate today, 246 years after America’s Founding Fathers penned them, spelling out simple concepts that are too often hidden in the hearts of oppressed individuals around the world—that all men are…


Anti-Woke ‘American Birthright’ Project Seeks to Restore Patriotism to State Education

A national civics organization laid out a new set of academic standards this week for K-12 social studies classes aimed at improving education throughout the country and combating the rampant anti-American bias it says has taken hold in social studies instruction. This new document (pdf), “American Birthright: The Civics Alliance’s Model K-12 Social Studies Standards,”…


Hillsdale College Launches ‘1776 Curriculum,’ Promoting ‘Honest History’ in K-12 Classrooms

Hillsdale College, a classical liberal arts institution whose leaders held key positions in the Trump administration’s 1776 Commission, has released a new K-12 curriculum that aims to teach young Americans “honest history” and an “accurate account of civics.” The Hillsdale 1776 Curriculum, according to the school’s website, provides an entire lesson plan that covers the…


Trump on Critical Race Theory in Schools: ‘A Program for National Suicide’

Former President Donald Trump has weighed in on the national debate over the teaching of Critical Race Theory (CRT) in schools, urging lawmakers and parents across the nation to act against what he called “toxic” and “anti-American” indoctrination. “In classrooms across the nation, students are being subjected to a new curriculum designed to brainwash them…


Trump-Era 1776 Commission Opposes Funding for ‘Teaching of Racial Discrimination’ In Schools

A Trump-era commission tasked with combating “false narratives about the American Founding” has urged the Biden administration to drop its proposal to fund history and civics programs that promote critical race theory or related curricula “under the misleading name of ‘anti-racism.’” The so-called “1776 Commission,” established in the final months of the Trump presidency before…


Trump’s 1776 Commission to Reassemble, Tackle Critical Race Theory in History Education

Members of the 1776 Commission, which President Joe Biden disbanded on his first day in White House, are reportedly set to meet again with a renewed focus on combating the teaching of U.S. history based on the Marxist critical race theory. The advisory commission was established by the Trump administration in November 2020 to celebrate…


Trump’s 1776 Commission to Reassmble, Tackle Critical Race Theory in History Education

Members of the 1776 Commission, which President Joe Biden disbanded on his first day in White House, are reportedly set to meet again with a renewed focus on combating the teaching of U.S. history based on the Marxist critical race theory. The advisory commission was established by the Trump administration in November 2020 to celebrate…


Applying Lessons of History Helps a Nation to Avoid Past Mistakes: Founder of The Sons of History

A nation should learn from all the good and bad experiences of its ancestors and from other nations’ histories to avoid making the same mistakes that others did, said Dustin Bass, founder of The Sons of History.


Rep. Ted Budd Attempts to Preserve Trump-Backed 1776 Commission

Former President Donald Trump announced the creation of the 1776 Commission on Sept. 17, 2020, signing an executive order to establish it on Nov. 2, to support what he called “patriotic education.” On President Joe Biden’s first day in office, he called off the commission. Now, Rep. Ted Budd (R-N.C.) has introduced legislation to codify the…


Video: Understanding ‘All Men Are Created Equal’—1776 Commission’s Dr. Matthew Spalding

In the founding of America, some suggest the idea that “all men are created equal” was a lie, written by hypocrites in a time of slavery. When the New York Times’ controversial 1619 Project was first published, it’s introduction stated that it “aims to reframe the country’s history, understanding 1619 as our true founding.” How…