Biden administration looks to push critical race theory via federal grant program

Published April 20, 2021 3:35pm ET



President Joe Biden’s administration is seeking to elevate critical race theory and the dangers of misinformation in the country’s classrooms by prioritizing federal grants for programs that would teach students about the two subjects.

Biden’s Education Department proposed the priorities for American history and civics education curricula through a regulation published this week after the president signaled the approach via executive actions taken early in his term.

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