A Day to Celebrate: Happy Constitution Day
After July 4th, today is the most important date on the calendar for us here at 1776 Action. On September 17th, 1787, thirty-nine delegates from across the newly-independent United States gathered in the Assembly Room of the Pennsylvania State House – the same place where, eleven years before, many of…
TRANSCRIPT: Youngkin Denounces Critical Race Theory, Promises to Restore “Excellence” to Virginia Schools
Last week, Glenn Youngkin, Republican nominee for Governor of Virginia, spoke at our “Rally to Save our Schools” in Loudoun County about the importance of honest, patriotic education and restoring academic excellence to Virginia’s classrooms. We were thrilled to have him present to speak. You can check out the video…
National Media Takes Notice of “Rally to Save our Schools”
Yesterday, we shared a recap of our “Rally to Save our Schools” event in Loudoun County, Virginia. More than 1,000 people showed up, and the support we received was overwhelming. Several national media outlets were on hand to witness the event, and we can’t help but believe they were…
WATCH: Rally to Save our Schools
If you weren’t able to catch our Facebook livestream, be sure to watch the video of the entire event below. Some useful benchmarks: Intro: Larry O’Connor – minute 0:00:00 Adam Waldeck, President, 1776 Action – 0:16:50 Ian Prior, Executive Director, Fight for Schools – 0:23:00 Citizen Panel –…
10 Local Candidates Sign ‘The 1776 Pledge’ Live at ‘Rally to Save our Schools’
As part of our “Rally to Save our Schools” on Wednesday, which we recapped here, several local candidates in Loudoun County signed our Candidate’s Pledge live on stage. We were thrilled to provide these candidates a platform to take a stand against anti-American indoctrination in schools, and we…
VIDEO: Jennifer Tafuto Joins ‘Fox & Friends’ to Discuss Woke Indoctrination in Schools
Last week, we shared the story of Jennifer Tafuto, a Connecticut school teacher who resigned over her district’s “equity” training program and woke curriculum that taught students to view one another on the basis of race. Among other things, the district told teachers to reflect on the “racial context” of…
“Rally to Save Our Schools” A Huge Success
For the past few weeks, we’ve been telling you about our “Rally to Save Our Schools” in Loudoun County, Virginia. We coordinated the event with Fight for Schools, another organization dedicated to the fight against CRT and other anti-American indoctrination in K-12 schools. We had high hopes for this event,…
School Teacher Who Resigned Over Radical Curriculum Joins ‘Fox & Friends First’
On Tuesday, we shared with you a story about a brave school teacher from Connecticut, Jennifer Tafuto, who decided to resign after her district imposed radical curriculum changes on students and “equity training” for teachers. Among other things, the district told teachers to reflect on the racial context of…
1776 Action Launches Nationwide Campaign to Celebrate September as Patriotic Education Month
This page provides background information on Patriotic Education Month as well as resources for students, parents, and educators to provide a true and accurate account of American history while also inspiring pride in being an American. What is Patriotic Education Month? At 1776 Action, we…
A Brave Teacher Fights Back
We founded 1776 Action in March to fight back against the radical indoctrination of children in K-12 classrooms. Part of that mission involves supporting and sharing stories of students, parents, and educators who have taken the courageous step of fighting back against education institutions that want to poison our youth…