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Written by Diane Benjamin - editor

Race based education is here!

By: Diane Benjamin Remember this story? https://blnnews.com/2021/07/08/look-who-is-driving-race-based-teaching-locally/ ISU held a history symposium last February. This statement was included on the website: New Knowledge? Like the 1619 Project which is made up? I FOIA’d ISU to find out who registered. They finally told me registrations were taken by the Regional Office of Education. Since they oversee […]

Written by Diane Benjamin - editor

Look who is driving race based teaching locally

By: Diane Benjamin Keep in mind while reading: Illinois got an “F” in teaching history and civics: https://blnnews.com/2021/07/03/the-enemy-within-is-the-public-schools/ All of the information below was received months ago from Unit 5 by FOIA. What does this tell you? Are teachers “historians” or teachers of history? Should teachers be “activists” and teaching their students to mimic them? […]