Only 30% of American eighth graders are proficient in reading

The one silver lining of the COVID government lockdowns is that they exposed to parents how awful public education has become. ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ 3a507ff5ff375ba3cae921d35313b7cd Hello Friend, The one silver lining of the COVID government lockdowns is that they exposed to parents how awful public education has become. In too many school districts, children are indoctrinated with anti-American propaganda, Critical Race Theory, Marxism, and gender ideology, while ignoring key skills like reading, writing, and math. In fact, today: - Only a third of American eighth graders are proficient in reading. - Only a quarter are proficient in math. - And worse, only one in ten is proficient in American history. These are abysmal numbers. What are students learning? These are only three of the countless examples of the indoctrination pushed on kids in schools these days: - One class in Massachusetts is called “Reparations Math and Reparations History.” - A mother in Maine had her child’s gender transition hidden from her. - Kids as young as kindergarten are being taught that America is oppressive. For over a decade, the Goldwater Institute has led the nation on school choice. Now, we have a definitive step-by-step guide on how to reclaim our public education in America. We are attacking on four major fronts. We’re already implementing the plan, and it's paying huge dividends. As President and CEO of the Goldwater Institute, I am asking for your immediate support to implement this bold strategy to defeat the radicals who have hijacked our education system. I am looking for 500 new donors to help fund this strategy. [Friend, can you please send an urgent donation of $10, $35, $100, or any amount you can generously afford?]( [Donate >>]( Goldwater Institute Step-by-Step Guide to Reclaim Our Education STEP 1: School Choice Parents and students deserve to choose the school that best fits their needs. Children should not be trapped in an atmosphere of failure. School choice allows parents to use their own tax dollars to ensure their children receive the best possible education. Goldwater delivered the nation’s first universal school choice program. We have now passed school choice laws in fifteen states, and we won’t stop until all families have access to the best possible education for their kids. [Please click here to support our school choice efforts across the nation >>]( STEP 2: Curriculum Transparency Schools have teamed up with radical leftwing programs like the 1619 Project. Reparations Math and Reparations History is a part of this program. Parents deserve to know exactly what is being taught to their children before they enroll them in a school. Parents deserve to know which schools are teaching kids how to read and write and which are indoctrinating kids. The Goldwater Institute pioneered the Academic Transparency Act. Under this law, schools are required to post online a list of all classroom curriculum materials, so parents can see precisely what is going to be taught to their kids. [Please rush your support today for curriculum transparency >>]( STEP 3: Parental Rights Last December, Amber Lavigne found a chest binder — an undergarment used to flatten breasts – in her 13-year-old daughter’s room. To Amber’s surprise, a school social worker secretly gave the child the chest binder and advised her about gender transitioning. To make matters worse, the school also encouraged the girl NOT to tell her parents! The Goldwater Institute’s team of legal experts is working with Amber to hold the school responsible and get them to change these dangerous policies that undermine parental rights. [Click here to donate $10, $35, $50, or more to support the Goldwater Institute’s litigation work to defend the rights of parents >>]( STEP 4: Defund DEI Many schools and universities now require teachers and professors to swear political loyalty oaths to “diversity, equity, and inclusion.” DEI is nothing short of a full-blown, left-wing movement to remove conservatives from academia and replace them with radical Marxists. The Goldwater Institute has developed legislative proposals to explicitly prohibit schools from using political tests to screen out applicants in any admissions, hiring, or promotion-related decisions or from granting preferential consideration to applicants for their support of partisan, political, or ideological beliefs. [Donate >>]( This is an urgent call to action for conservatives and all pro-liberty Americans. We must take back our education system. It is run amok with woke radicals who want to undermine the values that made America the freest country on Earth. I hope you can be one of the 500 new donors to support the Goldwater Institute’s strategy to reclaim our education. Please select an amount below to send your urgent support today. [Donate $10 ]( [Donate $35 ]( [Donate $50 ]( [Donate $100 ]( [Donate $250 ]( [Donate $500 ]( [Donate $1,000 ]( [Donate Any Amount ]( Our future depends on the battle happening in education. A republic depends on an educated citizenry. You can play a major role by joining in support of the Goldwater Institute today. I will have my team keep you posted on each of these battlefronts. Thank you, Victor Riches President & CEO Goldwater Institute The Goldwater Institute is recognized by the Internal Revenue Service as a 501(c)(3) organization. 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