Political Quotes

“Today, the National Parents Union released a poll that supports an alternative version of H.R. 5 and does not support H.R. 5 in the least. In fact, the majority of people believe that the bill of rights should guarantee that students should have access to a high-quality, well-rounded education with resources to support their individual needs. They overwhelmingly agree that parents' own personal beliefs should not prevent other students from accessing certain curricula and materials. The majority encourage the teaching of topics like women's history, Black history, Native American history, and Latino, Latina, and Hispanic history. The majority of parents want Congress to focus on issues like anti- bullying measures in schools and providing students with access to career and technical education and academic tutoring. They rank requiring public schools to provide parents with a list of books and reading materials in the library as the least important priority for Congress compared to other issues. They say that public schools should teach about and discuss concepts like kindness, empathy, cooperation, and collaboration. Ninety percent say that students should have access to high-quality, well-rounded education. Ninety percent say that students should be protected from any form of discrimination against them at school. Eighty-nine percent say that students should be taught using educational materials that are historically accurate.…”