President Donald Trump is set to sign an executive order on Wednesday to pull federal funding from any school that teach "Critical Race Theory," NewsNation reported.
The order would follow up on a promise made by Trump during the campaign trail, when he said he would cut funding to schools teaching "Critical Race Theory, transgender insanity, and other inappropriate racial, sexual, or political content."
The order will include a 90-day deadline for the secretary of Education to present a plan on how to end the alleged practice within K-12 schools, the memo reported by the outlet details. "This Executive Order prohibits federal funding of the indoctrination of children" reads part of the draft.
Trump has picked Linda McMahon, his transition co-chair and a former pro-wrestling executive, to lead the Department of Education. She served as the administrator of the Small Business Administration during Trump's first term. Denise Cartel, acting chief operating officer of the department's Office of Federal Student Aid, is working as the Acting Education Secretary until McMahon is confirmed or rejected by the Senate.
The administration says it's seeking to educate "patriotic citizens ready for the workforce, not political activists." It will also look to reinstate the 1776 Commission, set up under Trump's first term to "work to improve understanding of the history and the principles of the founding of the United States among our Nation's rising generations."
"Critical race theory, the 1619 Project, and the crusade against American history is toxic propaganda — an ideological poison that, if not removed, will dissolve the civic bonds that tie us together," Trump said when announcing the group in 2020, a response to The New York Times' 1619 Project, which sought to explore the role of slavery in building the United States.
The 1776 Report released days before Trump left office was criticized by most historians for containing errors and being politicized. Former President Joe Biden ended the commission on his first day in office.
Originally published on Latin Times
