US Department of Education hangs Charlie Kirk banner outside DC building
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The U.S. Department of Education displayed banners outside its Washington D.C. building honoring figures in American education. Among those featured was Charlie Kirk, the late co-founder of the conservative organization Turning Point USA, alongside Catharine Beecher and Booker T. Washington. The banner is part of a campaign to empower states to share stories of American education heroes, coinciding with the upcoming 250th anniversary of the U.S. The Department of Education stated the banners honor visionary leaders who shaped education. The inclusion of Kirk, who died last year, has drawn criticism due to his history of controversial statements and past calls to abolish the Department of Education. Kirk was posthumously awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom last October.
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