$17M in Taxpayer Funds for Radical K-12 Ethnic Studies with Director of Research at Defending Education Rhylen Staley

Director of Research at Defending Education, Rhylen Staley, is raising concerns over the allocation of $17 million in taxpayer funds to expand K–12 ethnic studies programs, which critics describe as radical. Staley argues that this funding promotes divisive curricula that emphasize political ideology over academic rigor, urging parents and policymakers to scrutinize how these public dollars are being spent and to demand greater transparency and accountability in education policy.