Finstad Challenges SPLC Curriculum Claims

Minneapolis News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now! · Jun 27, 2026 · 2m

Congressman Brad Finstad’s fiery letter to Minnesota’s education department sparks a national debate over curriculum control, as he accuses the Southern Poverty Law Center’s Learning for Justice program of infiltrating Rochester schools with left-wing ideology — from gender theory to white privilege — claiming it undermines public education’s neutrality. While the SPLC denies direct authorship and the school board insists its approved materials don’t include SPLC content, Finstad’s office counters with evidence linking ASCA standards to SPLC’s social justice framework, inviting him to tour…