Source: Fox News
Summary
A watchdog group has found that the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) has received at least $3.85 million in taxpayer-backed support, including a $2.5 million grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to integrate SPLC’s racial justice curriculum into middle school classrooms. The grant is part of a University of Michigan project that aims to address racism and racial discrimination. The SPLC’s Learning for Justice curriculum has been criticized for promoting critical race theory and transgender ideology. The NIH has said that the program is no longer being funded, but the University of Michigan’s project page still lists the SPLC as a partner.
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As expected, the matter has reached another stage.
The Southern Poverty Law Center’s Learning for Justice curriculum is being integrated into middle school classrooms, despite criticism for promoting critical race theory and transgender ideology. The NIH-backed grant has been redesigned to focus on reducing teen and family violence, but the University of Michigan’s project page still lists the SPLC as a partner. The SPLC’s materials categorize “Anti-Gay” and “Radical Traditionalist Catholic” groups under the same “hate group” banner as the Ku Klux Klan and Neo-Nazis. The curriculum encourages students to take part in a “movement for justice” and includes resources for nonviolent direct action and community organizing. The SPLC’s influence in education has been a topic of controversy, with some arguing that it promotes divisive and harmful ideologies.
Author: Evan Null
