Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin's office pushed back on Democrat claims that the state's draft revised education standards would ban teaching students about Martin Luther King, Jr.
Virginia Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin says inflation, education, crime and the border mobilized voters to elect him last year, and Americans still care about the ‘same exact issues’ in 2022.pushed back on claims from Democrats that the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. would be dropped in the state’s revised education standards.
The documents also noted the initial draft listed examples of holidays but did not include the civil rights leader’s holiday enumerated as an example, and the current draft standards before the Virginia Board of Education have been updated with the holiday included as an enumerated example. Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam answers a reporter's question dealing with the state's COVID-19 updates during a press conference at the Patrick Henry Building in Richmond, Virginia, Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2020.
"The draft history standards are in the initial stages of the State Board of Education's review process and will continue to undergo revisions informed by public engagement sessions and Board hearings," she added."This process is focused on ensuring Virginia has the best history standards and curriculum for our students."
The Democrats have been claiming that the state’s revised education standards — which are amid the public comment period and not the final review —"ban" teaching King’s work to elementary school children.
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