Failing public schools need higher standards, not more money
Nikole Hannah-Jones, creator of the “1619 Project,” recently scored rare bipartisan plaudits. It was a marked departure from the criticism the 2019 New York Times editorial package received from eminent historians and others, over its assertion that a primary motivation for the American Revolution was the protection of slavery from British emancipation threats.
TL;DR
- Nikole Hannah-Jones, creator of the “1619 Project,” is receiving rare bipartisan plaudits.
- This contrasts with previous criticism of her project's claims about the American Revolution.
- Hannah-Jones admitted that sending her daughter to some of New York City's worst schools in the name of antiracism did not solve a "separate and unequal school system."