Greetings Friend,

On Thursday, February 4th, the NC State Board of Education will consider adopting divisive new statewide K-12 Social Studies Standards. However, the proposed standards come with much controversy.

After experiencing revisions meant to appease ideologically left-leaning Board members, the Board held a meeting on January 27th to discuss the radical proposal. At the meeting, several members voiced concerns that the standards were being politically weaponized by left-leaning Board members to advance a divisive ideological agenda. 

Chief among these critics was the newly elected Lt. Governor Mark Robinson. In response to the Board's efforts, the Lt. Governor stated: 

"As a member of the State Board of Education, I have been a part of meetings concerning new standards for our public school system in North Carolina. These standards are the foundation for education in our state, and as such are incredibly important. They exist for every grade and every core subject within the state. Such standards should be drafted without an underlying agenda, and without political motivations. . . . Unfortunately, the standards as they are currently written do not accomplish this goal. Instead, they have been crafted by those on the radical left with an explicit agenda of being divisive, promoting left-wing ideology, and indoctrinating our students within public schools" (Lt. Governor Mark Robinson).

Board member Olivia Oxendine, a Native American who represents the Sandhills region, agreed:

"I take away the feeling of ‘America the oppressor, not ‘America the land of opportunity, . . . It is a tone I am receiving when I look at the standards in entirety," (Board Member Olivia Oxendine).

As proof of their political and critical motivations, Lt. Gov. Robinson pointed to the example of proposed standard CL.B.1, which orients the educational objectives for the Founding Principles of the United States of America and North Carolina lessons as follows:

"Explain how individual values and societal norms contribute to institutional discrimination and the marginalization of minority groups living under the American system of government" (Social Studies Standard CL.B.1).

At the NC Values Coalition, we stand strongly with Lt. Governor Robinson and others in calling for the NC Board of Education to OPPOSE the proposed Social Studies Standards revisions and its attempt to politicize public school education by indoctrinating our K-12 students.

In support of their radical revisions, left-leaning Board members claim the majority of public feedback has been in favor of their efforts.

They need to hear from you!

If you stand with us against K-12 indoctrination, would you take a minute to use our click-to-contact tool and ask your NC Board of Education members to OPPOSE the divisive and partisan Social Studies Standards revisions on February 4th?

In gratitude,