Blue State Residents Oppose Woke Education – By Alex Nester (Free Beacon) / Mar 11 2021
New poll shows Illinois Democrats are at odds with state lawmakers
Illinoisans oppose teaching woke doctrines in the state’s public K-12 schools and universities, a new poll of the blue state’s residents found.
The American Council of Trustees and Alumni commissioned the poll, which found that nearly 50 percent of Illinoisans want students to learn that America is the world’s first free and democratic nation. Only 37.8 percent said the state’s schools should teach that the United States is systemically racist. And more than 60 percent of respondents were favorable toward teaching America’s founding principles at the university level.
The poll comes as Illinois Democrats push to replace current standards with radical curricula in state schools. The Illinois State Board of Education board in February approved a set of learning standards that ask teachers to assess their biases and “mitigate” behaviors that stem from “unearned privilege” and “Eurocentrism.” Democratic governor J.B. Pritzker on Monday rubber-stamped a bill that established an “Inclusive American History Commission” to ensure the education of “non-dominant cultural narratives.”
The poll reveals a rift between the state’s Democratic politicians and their constituents. Most of the poll’s 800 respondents said they were Democrats and voted for President Joe Biden in November. Less than a quarter of respondents said they were Republican.
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