President Joe Biden’s $7.3 trillion budget proposal was released this week, unearthing that the president wants billions of dollars in order to push progressive gender, sexuality and race ideology not only here at home, but around the world. Primarily, the taxpayer dollars would train school teachers in diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) and “improve the diversity of the teacher pipeline.” Additionally, the White House touted $3 billion would go to “advance gender equity and equality worldwide.”
Biden’s budget prioritizes training a new generation of teachers who embrace progressive ideology on race, gender, and sexuality; according to The Center Square, here’s how:
The budget includes $30 million to increase the number of teachers who go through the Hawkins Centers of Excellence, a federal effort that sets up programs to trains teachers in inclusivity on race, gender and sexuality.
Those training programs must be set up at minority-focused colleges such as historically black colleges and universities or colleges focused on serving Native Americans or Hispanics.
Once established, the taxpayer-funded program must “examine the sources of inequity and inadequacy in resources and opportunity and implement pedagogical practices in teacher preparation programs that are inclusive with regard to race, ethnicity, culture, language, and disability status and that prepare teachers to create inclusive, supportive, equitable, unbiased, and identity-safe learning environments for their students.”
The budget also sets aside an assinine $95 million for the Teacher Quality Partnership Program, another federal effort that administers grants for training teachers. According to the Federal Register, this grant program prioritizes teachers of color over white teachers in order to “create inclusive, supportive, equitable, unbiased, and identity-safe learning environments for their students.”
“The Department recognizes that diverse educators will play a critical role in ensuring equity in our education system,” the agency said. The program also prioritizes grant applicants who can help create a “positive, inclusive, and identity-safe climate” for gay, lesbian, transgender and minority students.
The Center Square reports that the national debt is currently over $34 trillion and would rise to $45 billion by 2034 under Biden’s budget, thanks to items such as the following:
In yet another similar funding item, the budget puts $90 million toward the “Supporting Effective Education Development Program,” which has given away tens of millions of dollars in recent years for similar efforts.
In one example, the program awarded $662,744 to the University of North Georgia to train teachers in “social and emotional wellbeing; trauma-informed pedagogies; and diversity, equity, and inclusion.”
“Our expected outcomes are that 30 new teachers will be certified, and 84 induction-level teachers will add two endorsements to their certifications,” the group said in its research abstract.
The funding proposals for teachers are relevant because critics of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion and Critical Race Theory teachings and trainings in public education have been brushed off by defenders, who say it is not present in K-12 schools.
