This Act restores parental authority in education, ensures instruction is historically accurate and scientifically factual, modernizes school libraries, expands practical and workforce skills, and establishes national oversight for curriculum standards.
Requires parental review and approval of all non-core instructional materials before they can be used in classrooms or libraries.
Creates a transparent voting process with published results.
Prevents schools from sneaking unapproved material into classrooms (no excerpts, digital links, or assignments allowed without approval).
Independent, non-partisan body with historians, teachers, librarians, and parent representatives.
Maintains a National List of approved instructional materials.
Reviews history and science standards every 5 years for accuracy.
Operates a public online portal for petitions, requests, and complaints.
All meetings are public; members cannot be politicians, lobbyists, or political appointees.
History & Civics: Requires comprehensive, age-appropriate instruction including the Constitution, Civil War, Reconstruction, civil rights movement, both World Wars, the Holocaust, Kennedy assassination, 9/11, the Space Race, Enlightenment, colonization/decolonization, pandemics, and more.
Mathematics: Introduces geometry by Grade 3, algebra by Grade 5, and requires algebra, geometry, trigonometry, statistics, and calculus before graduation.
Science: Covers biology, chemistry, physics, earth/space science, astronomy, climate science, and historically important theories (evolution, relativity, germ theory, genetics, etc.) while distinguishing between fact, theory, and debate.
Practical Skills: Mandates shop, home economics (including financial literacy), and digital literacy courses.
Library Modernization: Upgrades school libraries with digitization, archives, and facility improvements.
No-Spin Curriculum: Requires factual, neutral teaching, free of partisan or ideological distortion.
Historical religious works (like the Old Testament) may be taught as history in cultural context.
Cultural religious works (like the Quran) may be studied for cultural influence, not devotionally.
Prevents religious indoctrination while allowing historical and cultural literacy.
Requires colleges and universities receiving federal aid to uphold academic neutrality in core subjects.
Mandates full syllabus transparency online before enrollment.
Protects students’ right to present good-faith dissenting views without academic penalty (as long as work meets evidence and reasoning standards).
Encourages independent theorizing and innovation in higher education.
Expands community college workforce programs in trades, nursing aides, digital skills, and applied sciences.
Compliance is a condition of federal education funding.
Non-compliant schools forfeit funds until corrected.
Repeat violators lose eligibility for federal funds for a year.
Parents may sue in federal court for enforcement and recover attorney’s fees.
Treasury conducts annual compliance audits, results are public.
Whistleblowers are protected.
New math standards phase in over 12 years (starting with Grade 1 after enactment).
Other core subjects transition over 3–5 years.
AES Board provides oversight and reports annually to Congress.
Full compliance: 5 years (core subjects) / 12 years (math).
States may adopt stricter parental protections.
The Act does not permit religious indoctrination.
Includes severability clause (if part is struck down, the rest stands).
Effective 180 days after enactment.
Emphasizes that all scientific knowledge is provisional—students must learn theories as evidence-based models, not “absolute truth.”
It does not ban books or materials outright—parents decide approval or rejection.
It does not impose religious instruction—religious texts may only be studied in historical or cultural context.
It does not federalize all education—states remain free to go further with stricter protections if they choose.
It does not eliminate academic freedom—colleges must allow students to challenge prevailing views, provided they use evidence and reasoning.
It does not leave funding undefined—federal funding is tied to compliance, with clear transition plans and oversight.
In short: This bill ensures parents—not bureaucrats or activists—have the final say over what children are taught outside core subjects, while raising standards in math, science, civics, and history. It protects academic freedom, strengthens libraries, modernizes curriculum, and makes sure taxpayer dollars fund only accurate, neutral, and transparent education.
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