Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation Behind ‘Anti-Racist’ Math Push

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Liberal education collective claims asking students to show work is racist

A radical new push to purge math curricula of allegedly racist practices like showing your work and finding the correct answer is bankrolled by one of the nation's most prominent nonprofits: the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.

The Gates Foundation is the only donor mentioned on the homepage of A Pathway to Equitable Math Instruction, a group of 25 education organizations whose curriculum states that asking students to show their work and find the right answer is an inherently racist practice.

https://freebeacon.com/latest-news/bill-and-melinda-gates-foundation-behind-anti-racist-math-push/

[Fred Pillot]

Southern states outlawed the teaching of slaves to read and write. This made them easier to control. If some people only learn to count on their fingers, they would be perfect to fill the jobs loading product into shipping boxes at Amazon.