Biden's equity-obsessed education secretary dodging academic priorities amid 'catastrophic' reading scores
foxnews.comBiden's education secretary repeatedly stresses the importance of "wellness" and "equity" as center to the agency's priorities despite the nation's children experiencing a "catastrophic" decline in literacy Education Secretary Miguel Cardona was blasted by parent groups and advocates for leaving out academics in a statement of priorities amid the Department of Education's annual report card indicating the largest score drop in reading among 9-year-old students since 1990.
As children struggle to read on grade level, the DOE has been spending hundreds of millions on equity-focused programs and grants.
On Wednesday, for example, the DOE announced $116 million in grants "to support equity." Cardona said, "We're investing in schools and communities that have shown a commitment to intentionally serving students and closing opportunity gaps based on race." U.S.
Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona in Washington, 2022. (REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein) The DOE is also offering $1 billion in grants via the Safer Communities Act to "advance equity" and to create "inclusive and supportive environments," the DOE said. "It is essential that… educators consistently pa[y] close attention to communities that face systemic barriers," Cardona said on Sept.
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