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Resident urges board to reject ‘Vision 30’ and cautions about federal order on critical race theory
Summary
During public comment, speaker Sam Pappas urged the Arlington Heights board not to implement Illinois’ Vision 30 recommendations and warned that a recent executive order on critical race theory could put federal funding at risk.
During the board’s community input period on March 11, resident Sam Pappas addressed the board on two topics: the Illinois Vision 30 proposal and a recent executive order concerning critical race theory (CRT).
Pappas urged the board not to implement Vision 30’s recommendations, arguing the initiative would “lower proficiency benchmarks for students” rather than invest in literacy…
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