Linda McMahon’s School Visit, Sponsored by Conservatives, Draws Protest
President Trump’s education secretary, Linda McMahon, spoke Friday at a public school in Colts Neck, N.J., during the first week of a national civics tour that has drawn sharp criticism from parents concerned that the lessons have been crafted by overtly partisan and religious organizations.
The America First Policy Institute, Turning Point USA, Moms For Liberty and the Faith and Freedom Coalition are among more than 40 groups sponsoring Ms. McMahon’s 50-state “History Rocks!” barnstorm. The initiative, timed to coincide with next year’s 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence, is meant to promote patriotism and to advance a “shared understanding of America’s founding principles,” according to a news release from the U.S. Department of Education.
On Friday morning, a small group of protesters holding handwritten signs — “Propaganda is not educational,” one read — stood outside Cedar Drive Middle School as parents dropped off their children before 8 a.m.