Uproar over Mao Zedong's Quote Posted on Department of Edu “Kids Zone” Website
A somewhat mangled Mao Zedong quote appeared on the 'Kids’ Zone' webpage of the National Center for Education Statistics on Friday, before vanishing.
By Sadho Ram — 24 Mar 2013, 04:04 PM — Updated over 10 years ago
Edu department posts, then removes Mao Zedong quote from kids' website
The Department of Education has come under fire for showcasing an 'inspirational quote' from the Chinese dictator Mao Zedong on its site 'Kids Zone.'
dailymail.co.ukScreenshots of the page were posted by Buzzfeed and Slate and quickly went viral on Twitter, particularly outraging conservatives
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The conservative blog Red State, which has 94,000 followers on Twitter, tweeted out the story about the offending quote
Image via dailymail.co.ukShortly thereafter, the quote vanished on the "Kids' Zone" website and was replaced by an apology: “Sorry there is no quote of the day.”
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Chinese communist leader Mao Zedong made a brief, unexpected appearance on a government education website for kids on Friday.
Image via nydailynews.comIowa Senator Chuck Grassley released a statement through his office questioning how the Department of Education could let such a mistake happen
dailymail.co.ukNCES analyzes edu data under the umbrella of the Dept of Education. The “Kids’ Zone” website offers statistics to kids about libraries and colleges, along with trivia and games
nydailynews.comAbout United States Department of Education
A construction project to repair and update the building façade at the Department of Education headquarters in 2002 resulted in the installation of structures at all of the entrances to protect employees and visitors from falling debris. ED redesigned these protective structures to promote the No Child Left Behind Act.
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It is by far the smallest Cabinet-level department, with about 5,000 employees. The agency's official acronym is ED. It is also often abbreviated informally as DoED.
Recreated by the Department of Education Organization Act (Public Law 96-88) and signed into law by President Jimmy Carter on October 17, 1979, it began operating on May 4, 1980.
The United States Department of Education, also referred to as ED or the ED for (the) Education Department, is a Cabinet-level department of the United States government.
Who was Mao Zedong?
Mao Zedong declares the founding of the modern People's Republic of China, October 1, 1949
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Mao Zedong commonly referred to as Chairman Mao (Dec 26, 1893 – Sep 9, 1976), was a Chinese communist revolutionary, and political theorist.
The founding father of the People's Republic of China from its establishment in 1949, he governed the country as Chairman of the Communist Party of China until his death.
A deeply controversial figure, Mao is regarded as one of the most important individuals in modern world history.
Critics have labeled him a dictator whose administration oversaw systematic human rights abuses, and whose rule is estimated to have caused the deaths of 40–70 million people.