Even worse, they defeated an amendment requiring students study the U.S. Constitution.
Via EAG News:
Legislation that would require Connecticut education officials to create a special K-12 curriculum about the virtues of organized labor and capitalism took a big step toward becoming reality on Wednesday.
CTPost.com reports the state’s Senate – which is controlled by labor-union friendly Democrats – passed the bill 25-10, after lawmakers engaged in a rollicking 90-minute debate. (It’s worth noting that an amendment requiring the study of the U.S. Constitution was defeated 26-9 during that process.)
The bill now heads to the Democrat-controlled House of Representatives.
If the bill passes both chambers and is signed into law by Democrat Gov. Dan Malloy, “it would order state education officials to develop a (pro-labor and pro-capitalism) curriculum, but would not require its inclusion in local school programs,” CTPost.com reports.
Make no mistake – this is mostly a pro-labor bill. The only reason pro-capitalism lessons are included in the proposed curriculum is because Big Labor’s previous attempts to slip their agenda into Connecticut classrooms have failed. This time, the unionists shrewdly decided to include free market teachings as a sweetener for on-the-fence lawmakers – and that strategy appears to be working.
During Wednesday’s floor debate, Democrats argued that the special pro-labor lessons are necessary so students don’t leave school thinking child labor laws, work safety requirements and the 40-hour work week just fell out the sky. Instead, they want students to know those landmarks of modern life were created by organized labor.