Taxpayer-Funded Federal Program Trains Teachers in Critical Race Theory
Newly uncovered federal grant documents show that the U.S. Department of Education has awarded roughly $2.5 million in taxpayer dollars to a Florida-based education program that trains education future teachers in, among other things, critical race theory .
The funding came through two grants, one in 2017 and another in 2021 . Both grants went to faculty at Florida State University, which has partnered with Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University.
Grant documents from the federal Institute for Education Sciences database show that the DOE awarded $1,020,800 in the first grant and $1,498,620 in the second grant. The program offers participants 1-year fellowships.
PURPOSE
The program in question is called Partners United for Research Pathways Oriented to Social Justice in Education (PURPOSE).
“The PURPOSE training program's P–20 theme focuses on researching social justice issues within educational contexts,” the grant says. “Throughout the year fellows will parti