School curriculum
What public schools teach and who decides, including how lessons handle race, gender, politics, religion and American history.
What they call for
DemocratsRepublicans28 new members addressed this issue. Many call for more than one thing.
Teach more subjects such as STEM, arts, civics, health and personal finance9Keep liberal ideology out of classrooms8Keep politics out of the classroom8Give parents access to and a say in what schools teach8Keep gender identity out of schools7Keep critical race theory, DEI and similar race teaching out of schools5Teach patriotic and traditional values in schools4Oppose book bans and limits on teaching history and science3Teach students how to think, not what to think3Keep religious instruction out of public schools2Focus schools on reading, writing, math, science and history2Expand teaching of Black history and inclusive American history1Expand education about the Holocaust and antisemitism1Cut federal funds for schools that host Confucius Classrooms1
Teach more subjects such as STEM, arts, civics, health and personal finance
9 members“I’ll support teaching personal finance in schools so our kids know how to save and invest their hard earned dollars.”View on their website ↗
“Guaranteeing Art and Music Education: Every elementary school student should receive an art and music education. In Congress, I’ll support legislation to guarantee that all of our students have access to music and art classes.”View on their website ↗
“Fund School-Based Mental Health Services: Let’s invest in counselors, digital literacy education, and early intervention to combat the effects of social media on our kids.”View on their website ↗
“And we need to make sure that every child, regardless of where they live, gets full and fair access to arts and sports.”View on their website ↗
“Co-sponsor of legislation which became law which requires at least one semester of civics in grades 6,7, or 8 (Public Act 101-0254)”View on their website ↗
“Invest in youth gang-prevention education curriculum”View on their website ↗
“Every school should have time built in for physical activity and health education, because we know exercise and good nutrition improve both academic performance and mental health.”View on their website ↗
“I’ll also fight to: Expand broadband access to every classroom; Increase school mental health resources; and Bring trade education, and valuable classes like home economics and life skills back into schools.”View on their website ↗
“Senate President Troy Jackson, D-Allagash, introduced legislation to create a state-of-the-art mobile learning lab at a public hearing before the Legislature’s Education and Cultural Affairs Committee on Tuesday. The mobile learning lab would expand traditional education opportunities in life science and engineering for public school students across the state.”View on their website ↗
“Promote healthier school meals and nutrition education”View on their website ↗
“Ensure America continues to lead the world in the quality of its tech workforce: Invest in STEM education to foster the next generation of responsible tech leaders, as well as programs like Registered Apprenticeships aimed at re-training workers displaced or at risk of being displaced by AI so they can excel in industry-leading technology jobs.”View on their website ↗
“Invest in digital literacy programs: Create federal grant programs for schools, libraries, and community partners to teach critical skills for identifying misinformation, using digital media responsibly, and helping parents protect their children online.”View on their website ↗
Keep liberal ideology out of classrooms
8 members“No woke curriculum. No gender ideology. Parents first.”View on their website ↗
“Jerry Carl strongly believes parents should be in charge of their children’s education and keep critical race theory and woke ideology out of the classroom. Jerry knows we can’t let liberals indoctrinate American kids with anti-American propaganda, racial division and a sexual and gender agenda that is inappropriate for children.”View on their website ↗
“Wes will fight for parental rights, eliminate woke curriculum, and return control of education to parents and local communities. He supports abolishing the federal Department of Education entirely.”View on their website ↗
“America’s schools, military, and government should stand for excellence and patriotism – not woke ideology.”View on their website ↗
“Parents deserve to know what their kids are being taught, and have the final say. We have to stop woke indoctrination in classrooms, end radical gender ideology in schools and give every family access to a quality education that reflects their values.”View on their website ↗
“Parents, not bureaucrats, must be in control. Trever will defend parental rights and end the radical woke ideology targeting children.”View on their website ↗
“End radical woke indoctrination, defend parental rights, kill DEI, restore patriotic education rooted in American and Texas values.”View on their website ↗
“Fighting Liberal Indoctrination”View on their website ↗
“Radical liberal ideology doesn’t belong in our classrooms, and I will fight to ensure our public schools are places of learning, not bootcamps for the next generation of liberal activists.”View on their website ↗
Keep politics out of the classroom
8 members“As a college educator and a mother of two public school students, I know firsthand that education is under attack by Republicans trying to politicize our schools and divert funding to unaccountable private and charter schools. We need bold leadership that stands up for our teachers and students, fully funds our schools, and protects them from political attacks.”View on their website ↗
“Get politics out of our schools and our classrooms.”View on their website ↗
“Our classrooms should be places where students can ask big questions, explore new ideas, and learn how to think for themselves, not places where political agendas are imposed on them.”View on their website ↗
“Keep political activism out of classrooms”View on their website ↗
“He believes in patriotic, pro-America education grounded in Texas values, not political indoctrination.”View on their website ↗
“Raise teacher pay, cut student debt, and keep politics out of the classroom.”View on their website ↗
“I will stop extremists from turning classrooms into battlegrounds. Education should be about preparing kids for life, not culture wars.”View on their website ↗
“Keep Politics Out of the Classroom”View on their website ↗
“2021 HB 3979 – Prohibits teaching that one race or sex is inherently superior, that individuals are inherently racist/sexist, or that they should feel guilt for actions committed by others in the past. Prohibits teachers from awarding credit or extra credit for student participation in social or political activism. Author”View on their website ↗
Give parents access to and a say in what schools teach
8 members“But I also believe parents should have a real seat at the table when it comes to what’s being taught in the classroom. Families deserve to know what their children are learning and to be part of the conversation.”View on their website ↗
“Jerry Carl strongly believes parents should be in charge of their children’s education and keep critical race theory and woke ideology out of the classroom. Jerry knows we can’t let liberals indoctrinate American kids with anti-American propaganda, racial division and a sexual and gender agenda that is inappropriate for children.”View on their website ↗
“Wes will fight for parental rights, eliminate woke curriculum, and return control of education to parents and local communities. He supports abolishing the federal Department of Education entirely.”View on their website ↗
“That’s why he champions parental rights and school choice, empowering families to make the best decisions for their kids and have transparency on curriculum.”View on their website ↗
“Parents deserve to know what their kids are being taught, and have the final say. We have to stop woke indoctrination in classrooms, end radical gender ideology in schools and give every family access to a quality education that reflects their values.”View on their website ↗
“Increase transparency in curriculum and classroom materials”View on their website ↗
“He will vote to eliminate DEI mandates, block gender ideology in schools, protect girls’ sports, and require full curriculum transparency.”View on their website ↗
“2021 (Special Session 2) SB 3 – Prohibits schools from adopting or teaching the tenets of Critical Race Theory. Additionally, it ensures parents have access to all learning materials via a learning management system. Joint Sponsor”View on their website ↗
Keep gender identity out of schools
7 members“Parents — not bureaucrats — should decide what’s best for their children. Michael Alfonso will support school choice, boost homeschooling protections, and end Marxist race and gender indoctrination in classrooms.”View on their website ↗
“No woke curriculum. No gender ideology. Parents first.”View on their website ↗
“Jerry Carl strongly believes parents should be in charge of their children’s education and keep critical race theory and woke ideology out of the classroom. Jerry knows we can’t let liberals indoctrinate American kids with anti-American propaganda, racial division and a sexual and gender agenda that is inappropriate for children.”View on their website ↗
“Parents deserve to know what their kids are being taught, and have the final say. We have to stop woke indoctrination in classrooms, end radical gender ideology in schools and give every family access to a quality education that reflects their values.”View on their website ↗
“He will vote to eliminate DEI mandates, block gender ideology in schools, protect girls’ sports, and require full curriculum transparency.”View on their website ↗
“His landmark legislation banning both Critical Race Theory and Social Transitioning of Children in Texas schools is being used as a model in states across the nation.”View on their website ↗
“It’s important that we teach our children family values and hard work, grown in the Texas Heartland – not radical woke gender ideologies from San Francisco that are poisoning our youth.”View on their website ↗
Keep critical race theory, DEI and similar race teaching out of schools
5 members“Parents — not bureaucrats — should decide what’s best for their children. Michael Alfonso will support school choice, boost homeschooling protections, and end Marxist race and gender indoctrination in classrooms.”View on their website ↗
“Jerry Carl strongly believes parents should be in charge of their children’s education and keep critical race theory and woke ideology out of the classroom. Jerry knows we can’t let liberals indoctrinate American kids with anti-American propaganda, racial division and a sexual and gender agenda that is inappropriate for children.”View on their website ↗
“He will vote to eliminate DEI mandates, block gender ideology in schools, protect girls’ sports, and require full curriculum transparency.”View on their website ↗
“End radical woke indoctrination, defend parental rights, kill DEI, restore patriotic education rooted in American and Texas values.”View on their website ↗
“I led the charge in the Texas House to eliminate Critical Race Theory (CRT) and Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) from public classrooms and universities.”View on their website ↗
“His landmark legislation banning both Critical Race Theory and Social Transitioning of Children in Texas schools is being used as a model in states across the nation.”View on their website ↗
“2021 (Special Session 2) SB 3 – Prohibits schools from adopting or teaching the tenets of Critical Race Theory. Additionally, it ensures parents have access to all learning materials via a learning management system. Joint Sponsor”View on their website ↗
“2021 HB 3979 – Prohibits teaching that one race or sex is inherently superior, that individuals are inherently racist/sexist, or that they should feel guilt for actions committed by others in the past. Prohibits teachers from awarding credit or extra credit for student participation in social or political activism. Author”View on their website ↗
Teach patriotic and traditional values in schools
4 members“America’s schools, military, and government should stand for excellence and patriotism – not woke ideology.”View on their website ↗
“He believes in patriotic, pro-America education grounded in Texas values, not political indoctrination.”View on their website ↗
“End radical woke indoctrination, defend parental rights, kill DEI, restore patriotic education rooted in American and Texas values.”View on their website ↗
“It’s important that we teach our children family values and hard work, grown in the Texas Heartland – not radical woke gender ideologies from San Francisco that are poisoning our youth.”View on their website ↗
Oppose book bans and limits on teaching history and science
3 members“Fighting Book Bans and Curriculum Censorship: Book bans are nothing more than an attempt to jam an extremist ideology into our kids’ schools and libraries. We must prevent the use of federal funds for censorship efforts in public schools and libraries.”View on their website ↗
“Although she has served in the minority, Jasmine has effectively fought back against GOP leadership: She successfully blocked the State School Superintendent from banning AP African-American Studies in schools; she called out Gov. Kemp for falsifying data during COVID, forcing him to correct the record; and, when Republicans attempted to pass an abortion ban using information from a fake medical organization, Dr. Clark discovered their lie and exposed the truth.”View on their website ↗
“I will defend a teachers’ right to teach honest history and science by championing legislation that requires state level curriculum councils of education that will use research-based approaches to vet proposed changes to curriculum.”View on their website ↗
Teach students how to think, not what to think
3 members“As artificial intelligence comes at us fast, it’s more important than ever that every single child in America is prepared to be a strong critical thinker. We need to double down on the fundamentals of reading, math, science, and history.”View on their website ↗
“Our classrooms should be places where students can ask big questions, explore new ideas, and learn how to think for themselves, not places where political agendas are imposed on them.”View on their website ↗
“That’s why it is critical we teach the next generation how to think, not what to think.”View on their website ↗
Keep religious instruction out of public schools
2 members“I will also repel efforts to force religion into public schools — because while faith is deeply important to me personally, our Constitution makes it clear that church and state must remain separate.”View on their website ↗
“Defended the separation of church and state by leading the fight against legislation to force the Ten Commandments into public school classrooms, replace school counselors with untrained religious chaplains, and infuse Bible stories into public school curriculum.”View on their website ↗
Focus schools on reading, writing, math, science and history
2 members“As artificial intelligence comes at us fast, it’s more important than ever that every single child in America is prepared to be a strong critical thinker. We need to double down on the fundamentals of reading, math, science, and history.”View on their website ↗
“Stop taxpayer-funded indoctrination and refocus schools on reading, writing, math, history, and real skills.”View on their website ↗
Expand teaching of Black history and inclusive American history
1 member“Sponsored laws for Black history curriculum audits, electronic textbooks, dual enrollment access, and early childhood reforms.”View on their website ↗
“Introduced and passed House Resolution 1098 (100th GA) which creates the Black History Curriculum Task Force to conduct an audit of every Illinois school district’s Black history curriculum”View on their website ↗
“Co-sponsor of legislation that became law that establishes a 22-person Inclusive American History Commission (Public Act 101-0654)”View on their website ↗
“Introduced legislation to create the Inclusive American History Act, (HB 3875, 102nd GA)”View on their website ↗
Expand education about the Holocaust and antisemitism
1 member“Expand education about the Holocaust, its causes, and antisemitism in society today.”View on their website ↗
Cut federal funds for schools that host Confucius Classrooms
1 member“I introduced the Promoting Responsible Oversight to Eliminate Communist Teachings for Our Kids (PROTECT Our Kids) Act, legislation to prohibit federal funding through the Department of Education for any school which continues to host a Confucius Classroom.”View on their website ↗
“Recently, the House of Representatives passed my bill the PROTECT Our Kids Act, which would prohibit federal funding through the Department of Education for any school which continues to host a CCP influenced Confucius Classroom.”View on their website ↗
Raised the issue without a specific call
1 member“In Congress, he will always stand up for parental rights and the family unit that is under constant attack by the Radical Left. He will not stand by and allow radical ideologies to brainwash our kids.”View on their website ↗
“He will oppose all policies that undermine families or push inappropriate agendas on our children.”View on their website ↗
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