{"id":10796,"date":"2024-05-21T13:41:48","date_gmt":"2024-05-21T13:41:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wifamily.news\/?p=10796"},"modified":"2024-05-21T13:57:10","modified_gmt":"2024-05-21T13:57:10","slug":"federal-scholarship-program-under-fire-for-alleged-bias-against-conservatives","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wifamily.news\/?p=10796","title":{"rendered":"Federal Scholarship Program Under Fire For Alleged Bias Against Conservatives"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Lawmakers have threatened to revoke the appropriations for a federally-funded scholarship program that an audit found favors liberally leaning students over conservatives by a ratio of 10 to 1.<\/p>\n

The Harry S. Truman Scholarship Foundation was established in the 1970s to award scholarships to students who \u201cdemonstrate outstanding potential for and who plan to pursue a career in public service.\u201d<\/p>\n

An audit of those scholarships performed by the right-leaning American Enterprise Institute, though, reported strong liberal bias at the taxpayer-funded foundation.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhile this role suggests these programs should include scholars who reflect a breadth of views, values, and interests, their participants instead display a stark ideological tilt,\u201d AEI said in its report<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The foundation does have members of both parties on its board, including U.S. Rep. Kay Granger, R-Texas, and U.S. Sen. Jerry Moran, R-Kans.<\/p>\n

Notably, President Joe Biden’s Education Secretary Miguel Cardona also sits on the board.<\/p>\n

House Republican lawmakers on leadership on the relevant committees sent a letter to foundation Executive Secretary Terry Babcock-Lumish demanding answers.<\/p>\n

\u201cBetween 2021 and 2023, the Truman Foundation selected 182 Truman winners,\u201d the letter<\/a> said. \u201cYet, despite the Truman Foundation\u2019s claims that it \u2018supports scholars from a wide range of perspectives, interests, and geographic areas,\u2019 just six recipients espoused interest in a cause traditionally considered conservative-leaning.<\/p>\n

\u201cNot a single winner professed interest in causes such as protecting the rights of the unborn or defending the Second Amendment,\u201d the letter continued. \u201cBy contrast, the Foundation selected at least 74 winners professing interest in a progressive cause.\u201d<\/p>\n

The foundation awards about 60 scholarships every year.<\/p>\n

\u201cAs a publicly funded award charged with preparing the civic leaders of tomorrow, the Truman Scholarship should, at a bare minimum, be reflective of the country\u2019s breadth of values, viewpoints, and interests,\u201d the letter said. \u201cThe Truman Foundation requested approximately $3 million in appropriations for the upcoming fiscal year. However, if the Truman Scholarship functions as a career booster solely for students of a particular political persuasion, it should no longer be worthy of Congressional support, taxpayer funding, or its exalted public image.\u201d<\/p>\n

Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx, R-N.C., Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Development Chairman Burgess Owens, R-Utah., and Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Chairman Robert Aderholt, R-Ala., led the letter.<\/p>\n

The foundation did not respond to a request for comment in time for publication.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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