More liberal NGOs and foundations are influencing South Dakota! #EdEquity
South Dakota’s Child Care Task Force, hosted by Senator Tim Reed…
…is taking guidance from and collaborating with The Hunt Institute, a left wing education equity NGO who has taken MILLIONS in donations from Bill and Melinda Gates. Since 2002, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation has donated at least $17,604,929 to the Hunt Institute, including a $5,549,352 grant in support nationwide advocacy for federal government-directed Common Core Education Standards in 2009. The Hunt Institute has also received $1,250,000 from the liberal Zuckerberg’s via the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative to increase the number of minority school teachers and leaders by 2030.
Representative Rehfeldt…
…thanks for validating for all of us that you are team RINOCRAT from the Uniparty gathering together to promote a left of center agenda with critical race theory inspired concepts like educational equity which is the foundation for all of The Hunt Institute’s core programming.
About The Hunt Institute:
The Hunt Institute is a left of center education-focused nonprofit that aims to inform and empower policymakers to drive reforms that ensure equitable access to high-quality education for all students. Established in 2001 and named after James B. Hunt Jr (D)., a former North Carolina governor known for his commitment to education, the Institute emphasizes improving outcomes from early childhood through higher education.
A central pillar of their ideology is equity in education. They focus on addressing systemic inequities, particularly for children of color, and advocate for policies that promote fairness in the education system. This commitment is reflected in initiatives such as the “Race & Education” webinar series, which fosters dialogue about racial disparities in education, and the DRIVE Task Force, which seeks to diversify the teaching workforce to better represent the student population.
The Hunt Institute is linked to The Gates Foundation, particularly through its early learning division, which has emphasized equity and innovation in education, and it has partnered with various organizations, including the Hunt Institute, to address challenges in the education system, especially during crises like COVID-19.
Via Influencewatch.org:
https://www.influencewatch.org/non-profit/the-hunt-institute/
Critical Race Theory
The Hunt Institute supports the critical race theory-inspired concept of “educational equity” and operates the DRIVE Taskforce, which is designed to increase the ethnic diversity of North Carolina’s teachers. The critical race theory-inspired concept of “equity” is foundational in all of the institute’s core programming, which includes working to address the left-wing concept of “systemic racism” in schools, opposing attendance requirements for students during the COVID-19 pandemic, webinars focused on using school boards to advance “racial equity in education,” and using school libraries to advance “racial identity and equity.”
Common Core
The Hunt Institute was instrumental in the creation of the federal government-directed Common Core education standards in the early 2000s. In 2009, the institute received a $5,549,352 grant from the left-of-center Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation to support Common Core. Using that money, the institute coordinated advocacy efforts with other left-of-center groups, including Thomas B. Fordham Institute, UnidosUS (formerly the National Council of La Raza), the Council of Chief State School Officers, National Governors Association, Achieve, the National Education Association (NEA), and the American Federation of Teachers (AFT).
During the advocacy campaign, the institute held regular calls with members of the Gates Foundation and spent $437,000 to hire GMMB Consulting to conduct polling, make fact sheets, prepare talking points, and create a “messaging tool kit” for stakeholders. GMBB is owned by Jim Margolis, a Democratic Party operative who worked on both of Barack Obama’s presidential campaigns.
School Choice with options for early childhood education options for children under 5, has NEVER been more important for South Dakota families!
Scores courtesy of The Freedom Index: https://thefreedomindex.org/sd/
