Trump admin partners with 41 far-right groups on 'God-centered' civics education for kids

President Donald Trump's Department of Education is now announcing a new initiative aimed at civics education for public school students as part of next year's celebrations surrounding the 250th anniversary of the nation's founding.

According to a Wednesday report in the Washington Post, the "America 250 Civics Education Coalition" will soon be rolling out programming focused on crafting "a shared understanding of America’s founding principles in schools across the nation." The coalition is made up of 41 conservative groups including Hillsdale College (which is known for being on the vanguard of right-wing efforts against LGBTQ+ rights), Moms for Liberty (a far-right group advocating against teaching LGBTQ+ concepts in schools) and the Heritage Foundation (which was behind Project 2025), among others.

One of the groups taking part is Turning Point USA — the organization founded by slain MAGA activist Charlie Kirk — through its Turning Point Education group. Turning Point Education chief education officer Hutz H. Hertzberg told the Post his group was "more resolved than ever to advance God-centered, virtuous education for students flourishing across our nation."

"We are proud to announce this coalition to ensure every young American understands the beauty of our nation and is equipped with the civic knowledge required to contribute meaningfully to its future," stated Education Secretary Linda McMahon, who is a former chair of the America First Policy Institute (one of the 41 groups in the coalition).

The Post reported that while the Department of Education is promoting the initiative, it is not being funded by any federal money and that it isn't creating public school curriculum. Rather, the coalition is aiming to host presentations on college campuses in all 50 states, along with student competitions and teacher summits.

Education Department spokesperson Madi Biedermann reportedly had no explanation when the Post asked her why all of the coalition partners were right-wing groups. But Louise Dubé, who is president of the nonpartisan education organization iCivics called on the administration to broaden the coalition to include groups with different values and viewpoints.

"“We know of many high-quality efforts that are in the works but are not yet represented in this group,” she told the Post. “We believe it would be useful to our country to integrate more balance of perspectives so that we can as a nation exercise reflective patriotism at this critical time.”