WASHINGTON — A group of Democrats on the U.S. House education panel urged the Education Department to withdraw its proposed supplemental priority on “promoting patriotic education” in a letter obtained Monday by States Newsroom.

House Committee on Education and Workforce ranking member Bobby Scott led a handful of his colleagues in writing to Education Secretary Linda McMahon opposing the proposed priority for discretionary grant funding.

The Democrats wrote that while civics education “is a vital component of a well-functioning democracy,” the proposal’s details “raise serious concerns.” The letter was sent Oct. 17 — the last day to submit a comment on the proposed priority. It has not been previously reported.

Joining Scott, of Virginia, were Reps. Frederica Wilson of Florida, Suzanne

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