PEN America: Cotton Proposal to Withhold Funding Based on 1619 Project Wrong-Headed, Malicious
July 25, 2020
July 25, 2020
NEW YORK, July 25 -- PEN America issued the following statement by Summer Lopez, senior director of free expression programs:
Senator Tom Cotton introduced a bill that would withhold federal funding from schools that incorporate The New York Times' 1619 Project.
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"Penalizing schools for teaching history is a shocking and shameful proposal, particularly when it comes from a U.S. senator.
"Barring efforts to explore and seek histo . . .
Senator Tom Cotton introduced a bill that would withhold federal funding from schools that incorporate The New York Times' 1619 Project.
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"Penalizing schools for teaching history is a shocking and shameful proposal, particularly when it comes from a U.S. senator.
"Barring efforts to explore and seek histo . . .