Lily Eskelsen appeared this morning to discuss education issues alongside President Geoffrey Canada and of the Manhattan Institute.
Host Gretchen Carlson began the segment with the Texas textbook controversy, which will be voted on today by the Texas Board of Education. Some historians feel the proposed changes to the state’s social studies curriculum feel minimize the accomplishments of minorities and women.
“Our kids need to know about the struggles of all the people that have made this country what it is today so that they understand it takes many groups working together to succeed as a nation,” Lily said in an interview after the Fox appearance. “Why would we want to discount the contributions of these groups in America’s history?”
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